When Stars Are Scattered -

Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Iman Geddy

Dial Books

2020

264 páginas

8h 48m

ISBN-10: 0525553916

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.

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5 (Perfeito)

Be like a star. Shine your light. Shine your story.

Passei a leitura inteira emocionada com a história, chorei com as história do passado e esperanças pro futuro dos personagens e torcendo o tempo todo pra que todos conseguissem o que sonhavam. Além de tudo, ler esse livro do ponto de vista de uma professora em formação foi incrível por lembrar o quanto a profissão inspira além da sala de aula, mas abre portas pra vida.