Sips n' Stories Book Club (When Stars are Scattered)

Join us on Zoom for a drink and book discussion. We'll make a Dawa and then discuss When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed (or bring a drink of your choice).

The e-book and audiobook are available on Libby. The book is available at the library.

Summary: Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future . . . but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day. Heartbreak, hope, and gentle humor exist together in this graphic novel about a childhood spent waiting, and a young man who is able to create a sense of family and home in the most difficult of settings. It's an intimate, important, unforgettable look at the day-to-day life of a refugee, as told to New York Times Bestselling author/artist Victoria Jamieson by Omar Mohamed, the Somali man who lived the story.

Zoom meeting details will be emailed to you when you register. Must be 21 or older.

Upcoming Meeting: The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin - Thursday, October 6 at 6 pm.