Refugee - Alan Gratz

This action-packed novel tackles topics both timely and timeless: courage, survival, and the quest for home. n n JOSEF is a Jewish boy living 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...

n n 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 in America... n n 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 kids go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. n n All will face unimaginable dangers - from drownings to bombings to betrayals.

n n But there is always the hope of tomorrow. n n And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, shocking connections will tie their stories together in the end. n