Characters
The oldest brother and main character.
Who is Omar?
The reason that school was so hard for Omar at first.
What is that all the classes are taught in English?
The African country in which the refugee camp is located.
What is Kenya?
An appropriate genre category since the book is written like a comic book.
What is graphic novel?
The younger brother.
Who is Hassan?
The reason Omar and Hassan can't return to their village.
What is war?
The country in which the brothers are resettled.
What is the United States?
Since this book is a true story it could be categorized in this general category.
What is non-fiction?
The brother's foster mom.
Who is Fatuma?
Omar says that living in a refugee camp feels like this.
What is being in a waiting room?
The name of the refugee camp.
What is Dadaab?
The reason this book is considered a collaborative work.
What is created by multiple authors?
Omar's best friend.
Who is Jeri?
Fatuma's nickname for Hassan.
What is little heart?
The African country in which the brothers were born.
What is Somalia?
The award that this book was a finalist for.
What is the National Book Award?
The school girl who gets resettled to Canada.
Who is Nimo?
The best kind of UN envelope to receive.
What is thick?
Omar eventually graduates from this college.
What is the University of Arizona?
The book could be placed in this category since it is a true story about a person.
What is biography or memoir?