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A review by faranae
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Animal death, Drug abuse, Ableism, War, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Bullying
Depicts a refugee's life over the course of over a decade, including chronic hunger and deep poverty. Some readers may like to know how the author's life turned out to get through the more difficult material: He lives in the USA with his wife and 5 children. They succeeded in finding his long lost mother, who remains a refugee but in contact with them. Hassan has medical care. Maryam is a fictional character composed of stories of other girls.