{"title":"Victoria Jamieson","description":"Victoria Jamieson is the co-creator of the National Book Award finalist When Stars Are Scattered and the creator of the graphic novels All's Faire in Middle School and Newbery Honor winner Roller Girl. She received her BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and worked as a children's book designer before becoming a freelance illustrator. She has also worked as a portrait artist aboard a cruise ship, and has lived in Australia, Italy, and Canada. Now she lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and son.","products":[{"product_id":"when-stars-are-scattered-national-book-award-finalist-paperback","title":"When Stars Are Scattered: (National Book Award Finalist) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of \u003ci\u003eRoller Girl.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOmar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future . . . but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeartbreak, hope, and gentle humor exist together in this graphic novel about a childhood spent waiting, and a young man who is able to create a sense of family and home in the most difficult of settings. It's an intimate, important, unforgettable look at the day-to-day life of a refugee, as told to \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling author\/artist Victoria Jamieson by Omar Mohamed, the Somali man who lived the story.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577625841887,"sku":"9780525553908","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/EyjyplWCB69780525553908.webp?v=1784357611"},{"product_id":"roller-girl-newbery-honor-award-winner-paperback","title":"Roller Girl: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Newbery Honor Award Winner and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eRoller Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby--perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's \u003ci\u003eSmile\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. And so begins the most difficult summer of Astrid's life as she struggles to keep up with the older girls at camp, hang on to the friend she feels slipping away, and cautiously embark on a new friendship. As the end of summer nears and her first roller derby bout (and junior high!) draws closer, Astrid realizes that maybe she \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003estrong enough to handle the bout, a lost friendship, and middle school... in short, strong enough to be a roller girl. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this graphic novel debut that earned a Newbery Honor and five starred reviews, real-life derby girl Victoria Jamieson has created an inspiring coming-of-age story about friendship, perseverance, and girl power!","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579724992735,"sku":"9780803740167","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/SUPk0AF9rM9780803740167.webp?v=1784426193"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/victoria-jamieson.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}