What is the what : the autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng : a novel by Eggers, Dave 

Paperback(Vintage Books, 2007)

BTSB #: 304117 Available

Dewey: FAges: 16-18   
Lexile: 870

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Sudanese - United States - Fiction Refugees - Sudan - Fiction Refugees - United States - Fiction Vulgarity - Fiction Sudan - Immigration and emigration - Fiction United States - Immigration and emigration - Fiction Sudan - History|y1983-2005, Civil War - Fiction

Summary: Based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children -the so-called Lost Boys-was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals, crossing the deserts of three countries to find freedom. When he finally is resettled in the United States, he finds a life full of promise, but also heartache and myriad new challenges.

When stars are scattered by Jamieson, Victoria 

Paperback(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 487553 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 9-12   
AR: 3.7 MG RC: 3.1 6-8 Lexile: 530 GN

Genres:

Subjects: Mohamed, Omar - (Social worker) - Childhood and youth - Fiction Refugees - Somalia - Fiction Refugees - United States - Fiction Refugee camps - Kenya - Fiction Brothers - Fiction Graphic novels

Summary: Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp. In graphic novel format.

When stars are scattered by Jamieson, Victoria 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 650666 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 9-12   
AR: 3.7 MG RC: 3.1 6-8 Lexile: 530 GN

Genres:

Subjects: Mohamed, Omar - (Social worker) - Childhood and youth - Fiction Refugees - Somalia - Fiction Refugees - United States - Fiction Refugee camps - Kenya - Fiction Brothers - Fiction Graphic novels

Summary: Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp. In graphic novel format.

When stars are scattered by Jamieson, Victoria 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2021)

BTSB #: P08714 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   


Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Mohamed, Omar - (Social worker) - Childhood and youth - Fiction Refugees - Somalia - Fiction Refugees - United States - Fiction Refugee camps - Kenya - Fiction Brothers - Fiction Graphic novels

Summary: Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp.