When Stars Are Scattered When Stars Are Scattered

When Stars Are Scattered

(National Book Award Finalist)

Victoria Jamieson and Others
    • 4.7 • 107 Ratings
    • $9.99

Publisher Description

A National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl.

Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future . . . but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day.

Heartbreak, hope, and gentle humor exist together in this graphic novel about a childhood spent waiting, and a young man who is able to create a sense of family and home in the most difficult of settings. It's an intimate, important, unforgettable look at the day-to-day life of a refugee, as told to New York Times Bestselling author/artist Victoria Jamieson by Omar Mohamed, the Somali man who lived the story.

  • GENRE
    Kids
    RELEASED
    2020
    April 14
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    134
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    Penguin Young Readers Group
    SELLER
    PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
    SIZE
    94.2
    MB

    Customer Reviews

    Kawaii cute gamer ,

    Good book

    I think this book is really good I love the illustrations and how the author puts this story in words for all ages

    blueboy335 ,

    Loved it

    Read this book back in 6th grade for sunshine state. Read it 4 times in 2 days. Read it from the school library

    write32 ,

    Really good

    I had to read this for school and it was AWESOME!!! Best Graphic Novel I’ve read yet!

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