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When stars are scattered / Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed ; color by Iman Geddy.

Jamieson, Victoria, (author,, illustrator.). Mohamed, Omar (Social worker), (author.). Geddy, Iman, (colorist.).

Summary:

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. 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780525553915
ISBN: 0525553916
ISBN: 9780525553908
ISBN: 0525553908
ISBN: 9780605020641
ISBN: 0605020647
Physical Description: 256 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:	Ages 9-12. Dial Books for Young Readers. Grades 4-6. Dial Books for Young Readers. 9-12 years GN530L Lexile Decoding demand: 93 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 74 (high) Structure demand: 85 (very high) Lexile HL530L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.7 4 508950.
Awards Note:	Mark Twain Award nominee 2022-2023.