The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind (Young Reader Edition), by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer or The Akimbo Adventures, by Alexander McCall-Smith.

When Stars Are Scattered is a true story based on the childhood of Omar Mohamed. The book follows Omar and his nonverbal brother Hassan through their childhoods in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya.

While When Stars Are Scattered is a hopeful story of perseverance, the situation it depicts is a very difficult one. Omar and Hassan's father was murdered in the civil war in Somalia and they aren't sure if their mother or other siblings are alive. There isn't enough food. The boys play soccer with a ball made of plastic bags, and Hassan is bullied for his disabilities. Omar at first doesn't go to school because there would be no one to watch Hassan, but eventually he is persuaded that only through an education can he help himself and his brother.