Refugee
Ratings15
Average rating4.4
15
Ratings15
Average rating4.4
Three different kids.
One mission in common: ESCAPE.
Josef is a Jewish boy in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world…
Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety and freedom in America…
Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe…
All three young people will go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers–from drownings to bombings to betrayals. But for each of them, there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, surprising connections will tie their stories together in the end.
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[1]: https://www.alangratz.com/writing/refugee/
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Absolutely excellent. All 3 tales are so well done and told with such poignancy and urgency, enough that students will leave feeling an understanding of refugee experiences. Planning to order a few for the library and have talked to a few teachers about using this for book groups.
What a great book! It was gripping and emotional from the start. Anyone who wants insight on what it is like to have to flee from a war-torn country will enjoy this story which focuses on three refugee families in varying time periods. I love the way the book highlights our connections with each other regardless of race, country of origin or religion. Highly recommend.
Powerful and poignant! Alan Gratz shares the humanity, and inhumanity of our history by immersing us in stories across time and place: Josef (1930s Germany), Isabel (1994 Cuba), and Mahmoud (2015 Syria). Listening to Refugee I became so invested in knowing the outcome of these turbulent family stories that I would switch back and forth between the audio version and the e-book version. I predict that this book will be read in classrooms across the country, and as One Book reads in public libraries and towns. Kudos to Gratz for this compassionate and timely book!
A thank you to Edelweiss+ for an eARC of the book.
