Going Nowhere Book Report

Adapting to change and accepting it can show the growth and maturity of the people. In the novel Going Nowhere by Maria Padian, a group of Somali refugees seeking a better life travel to a small town in Maine. Tom Bouchard, the main character has to face the challenges of new faces coming into town and the hardships that come along with befriending these refugees. As the novel progresses Tom’s outlook on the world and the way people think changes. He begins to see that everything the people in Maine believe and think about Somali people is not accurate. Maria Padian addressed concepts that have been world issues throughout the novel and the way that she verbalized these issues made the reader’s see the impact of these problems. Maria Padian also demonstrated how people can understand and try to help solve these adversities that different nationalities and …show more content…
I took pleasure in reading this novel because it wasn’t the average book about sports, Out of Nowhere has a deeper meaning. The book made me want to learn more about cultures and when a book makes people feel emotions or want to change you can tell that the book had to be exceptional. Maria Padian also made me feel connected to the characters and because of this connection, I was reeled in to keep reading the book. This book is the definition of the quote “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Out of Nowhere gave me a reality check that I could never know what people are going through in their lives, so I shouldn 't judge them. Instead, I could befriend that person and in the long run by me becoming their friend maybe that will give them something positive to help get them through tough situations in life. Out of Nowhere has become one of my favorite books and I would recommend that an abundance of people read this book because not only is it an amazing read it also teaches the readers something that will be useful for their entire