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Home / Uncategorised / When Stars Are Scattered

When Stars Are Scattered

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Omar and his brother Hassan, two Somali boys, have spent a long time in the Dadaab refugee camp. Separated from their mother, they are looked after by a friendly stranger. Life in the camp isn’t always easy. The hunger is constant, but there’s football to look forward to – and now there’s a chance Omar will get to go to school. With a heart-wrenching fairytale ending, this incredible true story depicts life in a refugee camp.

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SKU: 9780571363858 Category: Uncategorised Tags: Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage), Medical ethics & professional conduct, Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage) Publisher/imprint : Faber & Faber
Page count : 272
Published on 2nd July, 2020
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A heart-wrenching true story about life in a Kenyan refugee camp that will restore your faith in real-life happy endings.

Omar and his brother Hassan, two Somali boys, have spent a long time in the Dadaab refugee camp. Separated from their mother, they are looked after by a friendly stranger. Life in the camp isn’t always easy. The hunger is constant . . . but there’s football to look forward to, and now there’s a chance Omar will get to go to school . . .

With a heart-wrenching fairytale ending, this incredible true story is brought to life by Victoria’s stunning illustrations. This book perfectly depicts life in a refugee camp for 8-12 year olds.

‘Does everything one can ask of a book, and then some.’ Kirkus

‘Fantastic graphic novel.’ The New York Times Book Review

‘Sensitive and poignant.’ School Library Journal

‘Not to be missed.’ Booklist

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Weight 0.495 kg
Dimensions 21 × 14 × 2.2 cm
Author

Jamieson, Victoria

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Imprint

Faber & Faber

Cover

Paperback

Pages

272

Language

English

Edition

Graphic ed

Dewey

741.5 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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