Victoria Jamieson

It is.

Now from South Korea, we move to a refugee camp in Kenya with When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed.

It took home the Walter Dean Myers Award in 2021, which makes perfect sense when you realize how brilliantly that specific award honors diverse authors providing a window into marginalized experiences.

And it's based on Omar Mohamed's actual experience growing up in that Kenyan refugee camp.