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When Stars Are Scattered

by Victoria Jamieson

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson is assigned in US schools at grades 5–8. It appears across 9 curriculum references and 9 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where When Stars Are Scattered is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 5–8
Age range
Ages 10–14
First published
2020
Genre
Graphic Novel
ISBN-13
9780525553922
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About this book

A National Book Award finalist graphic memoir of Omar and his nonverbal brother growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp, dreaming of school and reunion. (Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award winner.)

Why widely assigned

This Graphic Novel title, typically at grades 5–8. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on refugees and family; cited across 9 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

refugees · family · hope

Where this book is assigned

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Common questions

What grade level is When Stars Are Scattered?
When Stars Are Scattered is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 5–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign When Stars Are Scattered?
When Stars Are Scattered appears on reading lists for Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award, Garden State Children's Book Award, Great Lakes Great Books Award, and 6 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is When Stars Are Scattered banned in schools?
When Stars Are Scattered does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
What themes does When Stars Are Scattered explore?
Central themes in When Stars Are Scattered include refugees, family, hope. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 5–8 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 9 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 9 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: award-winner, book-club.