Books like When Stars Are Scattered

If you liked When Stars Are Scattered, read Roller Girl, All's Faire in Middle School, or Refugee — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

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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 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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

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Roller Girl440L
Is by Victoria Jamieson, the same author, both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
All's Faire in Middle Schoolgrades 4–8
Is by Victoria Jamieson, the same author, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Refugee800L
Shares themes of refugees and family, both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (5–9). Amazon → books like this →
Parachute Kidsgrades 3–7
Shares themes of family, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), and same genre (Graphic Novel). Amazon → books like this →
Class Actgrades 4–8
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Honest Truthgrades 5–8
Shares themes of hope, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Lost Yeargrades 6–8
Shares themes of family, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Amari and the Night Brothersgrades 4–7
Shares themes of family, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Allergicgrades 4–6
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Twinsgrades 4–6
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →

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Books like When Stars Are Scattered for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Books like When Stars Are Scattered for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson · grades 3–8 — Is by Victoria Jamieson, the same author, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
  • A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park · 720L — Shares themes of hope, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
  • A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
  • All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of family, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
  • Between Two Brothers by Crystal Allen · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of family and hope and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →

Books like When Stars Are Scattered for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson · grades 3–8 — Is by Victoria Jamieson, the same author, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
  • A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park · 720L — Shares themes of hope, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
  • Ground Zero by Alan Gratz · grades 6–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
  • Heroes by Alan Gratz · grades 6–8 — Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
  • Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow · grades 6–8 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →

Books like When Stars Are Scattered for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Common questions

What books are similar to When Stars Are Scattered?
The 10 closest matches to When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson on ReadingList include Roller Girl, All's Faire in Middle School, Refugee, Parachute Kids, and Class Act. Each is scored on shared themes (refugees, family, and hope), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like When Stars Are Scattered reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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