Despite Nadima not speaking a word of English!
Until a chocolate bar in exchange for a dreamy version of Turkish Delight cements that deal seemingly.
However, as she chats to Nadima via emojis on their phones and in stilted English Nadima can understand, they become great friends, staying over for tea at each others and meeting their families. They go shopping and share BFF bracelets cementing their new friendship.
Though they do have their moments of falling out as Jaz finds out she's fled Syria with her family and wants to help Nadima by giving her the money from Charity week only Nadima doesn't need charity and in causes a rift which means that Kara steals her away from Jaz.
Feeling lonely Jaz tries her best to patch things up and prove she's a good friend truly and can she also befriend Kara at last?
This is a book showing what many young people are suffering through as their families and them flee war wrecked countries. We see the horrors and emotional turmoil it can cause and Nadima's story is a critical one to be heard in young adult fiction. I have never read a refugee based ya before and found this a great first one to find, it shows how friendship can help someone as we watch Nadima become more comfortable in the school and around the others and taking part in the activities, she doesn't just sit out. Even though she misunderstands something's she is helped and we should all take note of how the characters act towards those from other countries as all to often they still face prejudice and judgement yet in this book there's none present it is idealist that way and hopefully will become true in real life.
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