When Stars are Scattered
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SKU: 9780525553908
Author: Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed
Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl. Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Young Readers, the ALA's Schneirder Family Book Award, and Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Josette Frank Award.
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.
A 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.
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8.26" H x 5.61" W x 0.89" D | 256 pages
Age 9 - 12 years | Education Grade Range: Grades 4 - 7
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Author: Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed
Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl. Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Young Readers, the ALA's Schneirder Family Book Award, and Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Josette Frank Award.
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.
A 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.
Paperback
8.26" H x 5.61" W x 0.89" D | 256 pages
Age 9 - 12 years | Education Grade Range: Grades 4 - 7
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