When stars are scattered /

Jamieson, Victoria,

When stars are scattered / Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed ; color by Iman Geddy. - 256 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

"This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental."--Title page verso.

"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--

Ages 9-12. Dial Books for Young Readers. Grades 4-6. Dial Books for Young Readers.

9780525553915 9780525553908

2019047886


Mohamed, Omar (Social worker) --Childhood and youth--Juvenile fiction.
Mohamed, Omar (Social worker) --Childhood and youth--Fiction.


Graphic novels.
Refugees--Fiction.
Refugee camps--Fiction.
Brothers--Fiction.


Somalia--Fiction.
Kenya--Fiction.


Graphic novels.

PZ7.7.J36 / Wh 2020

741.5/973