{"product_id":"when-stars-are-scattered-isbn-9780525553908","title":"When Stars Are Scattered","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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 \u003ci\u003eRoller Girl.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOmar 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeartbreak, 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling author\/artist Victoria Jamieson by Omar Mohamed, the Somali man who lived the story.\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eNational Book Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eSchneider Family Book Award, Middle School Honor\u003cbr\u003eYALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens \u003cbr\u003eYALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers\u003cbr\u003eYALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Award Winner (Younger Readers)\u003cbr\u003eAmazon Best Children’s Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Children's Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children’s Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNYPL Best Book for Kids\u003cbr\u003eNPR's Book Concierge Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Huck Award Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 ALSC Notable Children’s Books List\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 Children’s Africana Book Award Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 Josette Frank Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 Notable Books for a Global Society List\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 Kids’ Book Choice Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Jamieson's characteristically endearing art, warmly colored by Geddy, perfectly complements Omar's story, conjuring memorable and sympathetic characters who will stay with readers long after they close the book . . . This engaging, heartwarming story does everything one can ask of a book, and then some.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"With this sensitive and poignant tale, Jamieson and Mohamed express the power of the human spirit to persevere.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Tragedy is certainly present throughout the story, yet Mohamed and Jamieson’s focus on deep familial love and education works to subvert many refugee stereotypes.\" —\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Mohamed's experience is unfortunately not unique, but it is told with grace, humility, and forgiveness. This beautiful memoir is not to be missed.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Jamieson and Mohamed together craft a cohesive, winding story that balances daily life and boredom, past traumas, and unforeseen outcomes alongside camp denizens’ ingenuity and community . . . colorist Iman Geddy’s deep purple skies drive home the title. The result of this team effort is a personal and poignant entry point for young readers trying to understand an unfair world.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"The graphic novel presentation and first person narration from the young narrator creates an immediacy and connection with the events of the story. Readers are quickly drawn into Omar’s world and worry for him and his friends.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Over the next fifteen years chronicled in this moving, slightly fictionalized graphic novel, the boys grow to manhood in an overcrowded tent city . . . Jamieson’s artwork, affectionately depicting resilient kids who manage to carve out lives in a community with few solid prospects, reprises the inviting ebullience readers will recognize from \u003ci\u003eRoller Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll’s Faire.\"  —BCCB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eYALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers\u003cb\u003eVictoria Jamieson\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-creator of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eWhen Stars Are Scattered \u003c\/i\u003eand the creator of the graphic novels\u003ci\u003e All's Faire in Middle School\u003c\/i\u003e and Newbery Honor winner\u003ci\u003e Roller Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. She received her BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and worked as a children's book designer before becoming a freelance illustrator. She has also worked as a portrait artist aboard a cruise ship, and has lived in Australia, Italy, and Canada. Now she lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and son.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOmar Mohamed\u003c\/b\u003e is co-creator of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eWhen Stars Are Scattered\u003c\/i\u003e, based on his childhood growing up in the Dadaab refugee camp, after his father was killed and he was separated from his mother in Somalia. He devoted everything to taking care of his younger brother, Hassan, and to pursuing his education. He now lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with his wife and five children, and is the founder of Refugee Strong, a non-profit organization that empowers students living in refugee camps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIman Geddy\u003c\/b\u003e, the colorist for this book, is an Atlanta-based designer and illustrator who is passionate about using the graphic arts for social good. Inspired by the geometric harmony of Islamic architecture as well as the colorful equatorial landscapes of eastern Africa, she creates striking art that highlights the beauty of the world around us.","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304576143589,"sku":"NP9780525553908","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780525553908.jpg?v=1767743978","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/when-stars-are-scattered-isbn-9780525553908","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}