Jasmine Warga

Jasmine Warga

  • 5 stars across 9 books
Jasmine Warga lives in Mariemont, Ohio with her husband, Greg, a cat named Salvador Dali, and a puppy named Scout. She was born and raised just outside of Cincinnati, and spent her days making up stories, listening to emotive music, staring up at the night sky, and reading. She graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in History and Art History, and went on to teach 6th grade science at a school in Houston, Texas. In June 2013, she received a Master's in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Lesley University. My Heart and Other Black Holes is her first novel.
3rd September 2020

Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book!A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young... MoreOther Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

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24th November 2022

A Rover's Story

New York Times bestseller * Best Book of the Year from The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, ... MoreA Rover's Story

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12th February 2015

My Heart and Other Black Holes

A brilliant and heartbreaking novel perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why. Aysel and Roman are practically strangers,... MoreMy Heart and Other Black Holes

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10th June 2021

The Shape of Thunder

An extraordinary new novel from Jasmine Warga, Newbery Honor–winning author of Other Words for Home, about loss and heal... MoreThe Shape of Thunder

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28th September 2023

Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book!A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young... MoreOther Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

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15th January 2026

The Last Resort 2: The Claiming

  Book 2 in the groundbreaking, spooky series where you can talk to ghosts that come to life and help solv... MoreThe Last Resort 2: The Claiming

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18th June 2026

A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Home comes an extraordi... MoreA Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

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  • A Rover's Story

    A Rover's Story

    it is my favorite book because it has different points of views and it was a 2023 kids choice award book and over all great book...

  • A Rover's Story

    A Rover's Story

    by Wham

    This book was great! I loved how it was the rovers perspective. I think the books genre was realistic fiction. In parts it was sad but most of the tim...

  • Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

    Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

    Others words for home by Jasmine Warga is a skillfully written book about immigrant life in America. It is satisfying and a quick read. I loved it. Ju...