Victoria Jamieson is an American author and illustrator of

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, known for her

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. Her most decorated book is ''

When Stars Are Scattered ''When Stars Are Scattered'' is a nonfiction young adult graphic novel written by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, illustrated by Victoria Jamieson and Iman Geddy, and published April 14, 2020, by Dial Books. Alongside other honors, the book ...

,'' 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 writers".< ...

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 peo ...

for fiction. Other notable books include ''

Roller Girl ''Roller Girl'' is a young adult graphic novel written and illustrated by Victoria Jamieson, published by Dial Books for Young Readers in 2015. It is set in contemporary Portland, Oregon and details how the hero, Astrid, becomes a roller derby s ...

'' (2015), a graphic novel about middle school and

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, which was a 2016

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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) * ''

'' (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) * ''

,'' co-authored with Omar Mohamed (2020)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamieson, Victoria American women children's writers American women illustrators American children's writers American children's book illustrators Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women