When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Graphic Novel
Year Published 2020
Word Count 27,175
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 530L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 508950
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Refugee camps--Kenya--Juvenile literature
- Refugees--Somalia--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Mohamed, Omar (Social worker)--Childhood and youth--Comic books, strips, etc
- Refugees--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Mohamed, Omar (Social worker)--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Refugees--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
- Brothers--Comic books, strips, etc
- Brothers--Juvenile literature
- Refugee camps--Kenya--Comic books, strips, etc
- Refugees--Somalia--Biography--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Victoria Jamieson about When Stars Are Scattered
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Victoria Jamieson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from thereaderteacher.com
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Read, Write, Draw from Home from Penguin Middle School
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Educator's Guide from Penguin Classroom
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Book Readings 3

Video Book Reading narrated by Omar Mohamed
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Video Book Reading narrated by author Omar Mohamed
Created by National Book Foundation

Audiobook Excerpt of "Chapter 1" narrated by Full Cast
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Penguin Middle School
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 12

Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2021
Winner, 2021

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2021
Honor, 2021

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2021

Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2021
Commended, 2021

Odyssey Award, 2008-2021
Honor, 2021

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2021
Finalist, 2020

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2020

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Finalist, 2020

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
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