When Stars Are Scattered (Unabridged) When Stars Are Scattered (Unabridged)

When Stars Are Scattered (Unabridged‪)‬

    • 4.7 • 15 Ratings
    • $12.99

    • $12.99

Publisher Description

An Odyssey Honor audiobook and National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel—adapted for audio—is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former 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—now adapted for audio—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. This audiobook is performed by a full cast and includes music and special effects.

Cast of Narrators:
Faysal Ahmed as Omar
Barkhad Abdi as Jeri
Robin Miles as Fatuma
Ifrah Mansour as Nimo and Munira
Bahni Turpin as Maryam and Ladan
Hakeemshady Mohamed as Tall Salan
Sadeeq Ali as Tall Ali
Dominic Hoffman as Michael
 
Christine Avila as Susana Martinez
JD Jackson as Hassan and Jeri’s Dad
Filsan Said as Nimo’s Mom, Sadiya, and Little Nimo
Dion Graham as David
Samba Schutte as Abdikarim and The Man who Finds Hassan
Hana Robleh as Mama
Abdi Iftin as Abdikarim’s Dad and Salat
Susan Duerden as The Reporter
and Steve West as The Cameraman
with Omar Mohamed reading his Author's Note
and Victoria Jamieson reading her Author's Note

GENRE
Kids & Young Adults
NARRATOR
FA
Faysal Ahmed
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
03:42
hr min
RELEASED
2020
April 14
PUBLISHER
Listening Library
SIZE
219.5
MB

Customer Reviews

mottyu ,

Educational and inspiring!

A book my 11 year old son loved, was engaged throughout, found educational, inspiring, but most importantly helped initiate discussion about various cultures, diversity, global issues, and bring awareness to the reality of daily life for many children throughout the world. Books such as these help create compassionate, passionate, educated, aware future adults. My child was impacted by your life story and the work you do with your refugee organization/social work.

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AMAZING

I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH AND I WILL BE HAPPY WITH IT AND I LOVE IT

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