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stories's review against another edition
3.5
Certainly worth watching for a copy for the classroom, because it does a lovely job of telling the bare bones while leaving darker tragedies between the lines.
Make sure you read the after notes.
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
Minor forced arranged marriagebookswithlauren's review against another edition
5.0
With such an important and relevant story to tell, the graphic novel route was a great choice. Having the visuals to go along with the text and speech throughout only gives the reader a more in-depth experience with a situation that thousands and thousands of people in the world experience.
'When Stars Are Scattered' took me on a journey with two brothers and with my emotions. It is both a powerful and educational story and I loved every single moment of this reading experience.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War
krys_kilz's review against another edition
4.5
In my opinion, it veered a little towards inspiration porn, which is common with stories about disabled folks as well as with refugee experiences written for a western audience. I don't want to judge too harshly though because from the author's note at the end it seems like it was a collaborative writing process and that Omar was satisfied with how his story was told.
Graphic: Ableism and War
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, and Suicide
animaepanda's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexism, Medical content, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Child death, Suicide, and Death of parent
morganperks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Suicide
laurao's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy
rain08's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, and War
schaarzy's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Sexism, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Pregnancy
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
faranae's review against another edition
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
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: