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markgius's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.5
jess_mango's review against another edition
5.0
I am reading this one with my soon to be 5th grader as part of his summer reading.
4.5 stars
True story of a boy growing up as a refugee in Africa.
More later...
4.5 stars
True story of a boy growing up as a refugee in Africa.
More later...
ktmp2112's review against another edition
5.0
This is probably the best book I have read this year. I highly HIGHLY recommend it to ANYONE AND EVERYONE.
grace_muriithi's review against another edition
5.0
I'd give this book a solid 4.5/5 stars! Even though it's a children's graphic memoir, the storytelling is beautiful and heartbreaking all at once. I wish that there weren't so many people who are in the situation that the author himself described in his memoir, yet at the same time, I am grateful for him voicing his experience. I don't think I'll read the book again because of how heavy it was, but I am glad that I picked it up.
baileyreneec's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
4.0
A beautiful story. Yet another graphic novel that absolutely blew me away. This novel is a phenomenal representation of growing up in a refugee camp for a middle-grade audience. While heartbreaking at many, many points, When Stars are Scattered is ultimately a story about hope. Finding it, losing it, and finding it again, Omar and his brother Hassan are forced to live in a world that doesn’t treat them like humans. We are constantly told of their starvation and their suffering. It’s a perfect balance of presenting the truth of their situation and building up a beautiful love between the characters to present a found-family theme.