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.
