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.

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10 books similar to When Stars Are Scattered

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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).

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