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 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: Bullying, Confinement, War, Grief, Abandonment, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism
jennifergbenson's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Grief and War
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, War, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Animal death, and Bullying
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
sammieiris's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Misogyny
Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Suicide
questingnotcoasting's review
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Bullying
linesiunderline's review against another edition
It’s a short listen but such an intimate one. You are pulled right into the world of these brothers, into their daily lives in the refugee camp, coming to know their friends and community, and have a sense of their struggles and past traumas and dreams. It was compelling and difficult. Their story - and the stories of so many other refugees - needs to be heard. This is an important book and I am so impressed by how the authors brought this very challenging subject matter to life for younger readers in a way that is sensitive but unafraid of hard truths.
I haven’t even looked at the graphic novel but I can only imagine how the artwork would enhance the text. It was powerful just listening, so seeing images alongside the words must be something else entirely. I look forward to reading the book soon.
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, and Ableism