A National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel 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
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.