"This vibrant and lyrically written memoir in verse covers the award-winning author Kurtz's life as a child growing up in Ethiopia with her missionary parents and four siblings... ...Her heartwarming, relatable, and humorous memoir beautifully illustrates that no matter where you grow up, if you have a loving and supportive family, you can make a home anywhere." -- Sharon Rawlins, Booklist, starred review

"Free verse perfectly captures Janie's thought processes--wistful, scattered, at once self-centered and keenly attuned to others' emotions. This youthful perspective makes Kurtz's recollections from years ago feel fresh and immediate. A buoyant, beautiful explication of cultural adjustment as seen through a child's eyes." -- Kirkus, starred review

"Jane Kurtz's touching memoir in verse Oh Give Me a Home is about belonging and sisterhood. [...] Her examinations of the world through small creatures are [...] examples of the purity of her perspective, as when she refers to a toy dinosaur as a "prehistoric pet." Intelligible and swift, it's a steady, introspective text that showcases profound personal changes and family love. Oh Give Me a Home is a tender and accessible memoir centered in growing up in a changing world." -- Foreword Reviews