Book Drop 2026
Book Drop 2026
Welcome to our Book Drop 2026!
The Author
When Stars Are Scattered was co-authored by Victoria Jamieson, an acclaimed American illustrator and author, and Omar Mohamed, a Somali-born refugee whose personal experiences inspired the story.
Victoria Jamieson
Victoria Jamieson is an American author and illustrator of children’s and young adult literature. She grew up in Havertown, Pennsylvania, and attended the Rhode Island School of Design, initially planning to pursue animation but ultimately focusing on illustration. Before publishing her own novels, she worked as a book designer for HarperCollins Children’s Books. Jamieson is best known for her graphic novels, including Roller Girl (2015) and All’s Faire in Middle School (2017). When Stars Are Scattered (2020) is her most critically acclaimed work, earning the 2021 Walter Dean Myers Award for Younger Readers and the 2021 Josette Frank Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
Omar Mohamed
Omar Mohamed was born in Somalia and, at age four, fled to the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, where he spent the next 15 years with his younger brother, Hassan. Despite the challenging conditions, he completed primary and secondary school in Dadaab. In 2009, Omar and Hassan resettled in Tucson, Arizona, and Omar later earned a degree in International Development from the University of Arizona. He became a U.S. citizen the same year. Mohamed is the founder of Refugee Strong, a nonprofit organization that supports refugees in Dadaab by providing educational resources and volunteer opportunities. He currently works as a resettlement case manager and lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with his wife, their five children, and Hassan
Discussion Points
As you enjoy your new book, take time to stop and think about the text in more detail. Each week, more discussion points will be added to the file below. These are for you to share with with an adult at home, so that they can enjoy the book with you!
Explore the book further - Book Drop Bingo!
We hope you are enjoying the book as much as we are! To explore the book further, why not take part in 'Book Drop Bingo'? A series of creative tasks that you can complete to enter into our Year 6 Book Drop Draw. Print off the Bingo card below and tick a task when you have completed it. You can complete a task in your Homework book or use Seesaw to upoad or create it (just remember to save it to your Book Drop folder). To enter the draw, bring your completed card to school and post it in the prize draw box by Friday 11th December. We will also be completing some of these tasks during our Reading Workshops in school - so please ensure that you bring your copy of the novel into school each day to use. If all of these tasks are completed to a high standard by December, you will be entered into a prize draw!