Zusatztext ? "Jamieson's characteristically endearing art! warmly colored by Geddy! perfectly complements Omar's story! conjuring memorable and sympathetic characters who will stay with readers long after they close the book . . . This engaging! heartwarming story does everything one can ask of a book! and then some. Kirkus! starred review ? "With this sensitive and poignant tale! Jamieson and Mohamed express the power of the human spirit to persevere." School Library Journal ! starred review ? "Tragedy is certainly present throughout the story! yet Mohamed and Jamieson's focus on deep familial love and education works to subvert many refugee stereotypes." Horn Book ! starred review Informationen zum Autor Victoria Jamieson is the creator of the graphic novels All's Faire in Middle School and Newbery Honor winner Roller Girl . She received her BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and worked as a children's book designer before becoming a freelance illustrator. She has also worked as a portrait artist aboard a cruise ship! and has lived in Australia! Italy! and Canada. Now she lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and son. Omar Mohamed spent his childhood at the Dadaab camp! after his father was killed and he was separated from his mother in Somalia. He devoted everything to taking care of his younger brother! Hassan! and to pursuing his education. He now lives in Lancaster! Pennsylvania! with his wife and five children! and works at a center to help resettle other refugees. He is the founder of Refugee Strong! a non-profit organization that empowers students living in refugee camps. Iman Geddy ! the colorist for this book! is an Atlanta-based designer and illustrator who is passionate about using the graphic arts for social good. Inspired by the geometric harmony of Islamic architecture as well as the colorful equatorial landscapes of eastern Africa! she creates striking art that highlights the beauty of the world around us. Zusammenfassung 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. ...

★ "Jamieson's characteristically endearing art, warmly colored by Geddy, perfectly complements Omar's story, conjuring memorable and sympathetic characters who will stay with readers long after they close the book . . . This engaging, heartwarming story does everything one can ask of a book, and then some.” —*Kirkus, *starred review

★ "With this sensitive and poignant tale, Jamieson and Mohamed express the power of the human spirit to persevere." —School Library Journal, starred review

★ "Tragedy is certainly present throughout the story, yet Mohamed and Jamieson’s focus on deep familial love and education works to subvert many refugee stereotypes." —Horn Book, starred review

Autorentext
Victoria Jamieson is the creator of the graphic novels All's Faire in Middle School and Newbery Honor winner Roller Girl. She received her BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and worked as a children's book designer before becoming a freelance illustrator. She has also worked as a portrait artist aboard a cruise ship, and has lived in Australia, Italy, and Canada. Now she lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and son.

Omar Mohamed spent his childhood at the Dadaab camp, after his father was killed and he was separated from his mother in Somalia. He devoted everything to taking care of his younger brother, Hassan, and to pursuing his education. He now lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with his wife and five children, and works at a center to help resettle other refugees. He is the founder of Refugee Strong, a non-profit organization that empowers students living in refugee camps.

Iman Geddy, the colorist for this book, is an Atlanta-based designer and illustrator who is passionate about using the graphic arts for social good. Inspired by the geometric harmony of Islamic architecture as well as the colorful equatorial landscapes of eastern Africa, she creates striking art that highlights the beauty of the world around us.

Zusammenfassung
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.