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Victoria Jamieson is an American author and illustrator of
children's books A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''chi ...
, known for her
graphic novels A graphic novel is a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics scholars and ...
. Her most decorated book is When Stars Are Scattered co-authored with Omar Mohamed and published in 2019. It is a semi-autobiographical account of Mohamed's time with his brother as Somali refugees at a camp in Kenya. It was shortlisted for the 2020
National Book Award for Young People's Literature The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is one of five annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation (NBF) to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens. They are awards "by writers to writer ...
and was a 2022 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year with an "outstanding merit" distinction and winner of the Committee's
Josette Frank Award The Josette Frank Award is an American children's literary award for fiction given annually by the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education. It "honors a book or books of outstanding literary merit in which children or young p ...
for fiction. Other notable books include '' Roller Girl'' (2015), a graphic novel about middle school and
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, which was a 2016
Newbery Honor The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contr ...
winner and named a 2016 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year. Another middle school graphic novel, ''All's Faire in Middle School'' (2017), was named to the 2018 Bank Street Children's Best Books of the Year List with an “Outstanding Merit.”


Bibliography

* ''Olympig!'' (2012) * ''Pest in Show'' (2013) * '' Roller Girl'' (2015) * ''Pets on the Loose! The Great Pet Escape'' (2016) * ''Pets on the Loose! The Great Art Caper'' (2017) * ''All's Faire in Middle School'' (2017) * '' When Stars Are Scattered,'' co-authored with Omar Mohamed (2020)


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Official website
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