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1 online resource |
| Summary |
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. 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. New York : Dial Books, 2020. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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Mohamed, Omar (Social worker) -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
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Mohamed, Omar (Social worker) -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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Refugees -- Somalia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Brothers -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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Brothers -- Juvenile literature.
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Refugee camps -- Kenya -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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Refugee camps -- Kenya -- Juvenile literature.
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Refugees -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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Refugees -- Somalia -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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Refugees -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Local Subject |
REBECCA CAUDILL AWARD [2023 NOMINEE]
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9780525553908 |
| ISBN |
9780525553922 (electronic bk) |
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