Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Lexile: GN530L

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages: 9-12

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades: 4-7

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

When stars are scattered

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1109416697

Responsibility statement

Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed ; color by Iman Geddy

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 3.7, 4.0.

Summary

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's 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, his only family member remaining, 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 and went on to help so many other refugees. --, From dust jacket

Target audience

pre adolescent

Contributor

Creator