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: Death of parent, War, Grief, Pregnancy, Animal death, Misogyny, Death, and Gun violence
Minor forced arranged marriagekrys_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: War and Ableism
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicide, and Animal death
animaepanda's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexism, and War
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Suicide
morganperks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Gun violence, Ableism, Animal death, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, Sexism, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Suicide, and Domestic abuse
sarahreads2222's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, War, Violence, Sexism, Gun violence, and Animal death
daniellekat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying and Ableism
Moderate: War, Death of parent, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Suicide
faranae's review against another edition
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:Spoiler
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.rini's review
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, and War
Minor: Suicide
bodiesinbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Grief, Violence, and War
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide
seawarrior's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Gun violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Ableism, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide