Books like When Stars Are Scattered
Looking for books like When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson (Graphic Novel · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of refugees, family, and hope. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.
These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to When Stars Are Scattered
Between Two BrothersCrystal Allen
Parachute KidsBetty C. Tang
The Tenth Mistake of Hank HoopermanGennifer Choldenko
Inside Out & Back AgainThanhha Lai · 800L
RefugeeAlan Gratz · 800L
Salt to the SeaRuta Sepetys · 560L
Amari and the Night BrothersB. B. Alston
Amir and the Jinn PrincessM. T. Khan
Bea and the New Deal HorseL. M. Elliott
BookedKwame Alexander
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Why each is a match
- Between Two Brothersgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of family and hope and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Parachute Kidsgrades 3–7
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hoopermangrades 6–9
- Shares themes of family and hope and overlapping grades (6–9).
- Inside Out & Back Again800L
- Shares themes of refugees and family and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Refugee800L
- Shares themes of refugees and family and overlapping grades (5–9).
- Salt to the Sea560L
- Shares themes of refugees and hope and overlapping grades (8–12).
- Amari and the Night Brothersgrades 4–7
- Shares themes of family and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of family and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Bea and the New Deal Horsegrades 3–5
- Shares themes of family and overlapping grades (3–5).
- Bookedgrades 5–8
- Shares themes of family and overlapping grades (5–8).