Name: When Stars are Scattered
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Author: Omar Mohamed
ISBN: 9780525553915

Type

Physical Book

Author

Illustrated by

Publisher

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

264

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.1 x 14.0 x 3.3 cm

Weight

0.72 kg.

ISBN13

9780525553915

Synopsis "When Stars are Scattered "

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.

Victoria Jamieson

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Victoria Jamieson is an American author and illustrator specialized in graphic novels for children and young adults. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and has worked as a children's book designer, portrait artist on cruise ships, and tour guide at the Vatican museums. She currently lives in Pennsylvania with her family.

Among her most notable works are "Roller Girl" (2015), which received an honor mention at the Newbery Awards, and "When Stars Are Scattered" (2020), co-written with Omar Mohamed, which was a finalist for the National Book Award in the Young People's Literature category. These graphic novels, set in the children and young adult genre, tackle themes such as friendship, perseverance, and the refugee experience.

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Omar Mohamed

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Omar Mohamed is a Somali author who spent his childhood in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, after fleeing the war in his native country. During his stay at the camp, he took on the responsibility of caring for his younger brother, Hassan, and strived to continue his education. He currently resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with his wife and five children, and works at a center dedicated to assisting in the resettlement of other refugees. Additionally, he is the founder of the nonprofit organization Refugee Strong, which aims to empower students living in refugee camps.

His most notable work is When Stars Are Scattered (2020), a graphic novel co-written with Victoria Jamieson. This work, set in the genre of youth literature, narrates the experience of Omar and his brother in the refugee camp, offering an intimate and realistic perspective of life in such circumstances. The novel has been awarded the Walter Dean Myers Award, given by the We Need Diverse Books initiative, for addressing diversity in a representative way.

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