Refugee

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The award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Alan Gratz tells the timely--and timeless--story of three different kids seeking refuge.

A New York Times bestseller!

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...

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...

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. All will face unimaginable dangers -- from drownings to bombings to betrayals. But there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, shocking connections will tie their stories together in the end.

As powerful and poignant as it is action-packed and page-turning, this highly acclaimed novel has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than four years and continues to change readers' lives with its meaningful takes on survival, courage, and the quest for home.

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4.5
63 reviews
Jayden Mckay
26 May 2019
Read for school. I couldn't put the book down. I always asked my teacher if I could bring it home. I finished in about 3 days. Alan Grantz is my go to author after this book and "Projekt 1065". We always have silent reading during the first 15 minutes of Reading Class. I always go to pick up Refugee because it's such a good book. Also please don't spoil the book for people who haven't read it yet.
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Sai Uchiha
14 March 2021
Stories of three children from different times forced to grow up as they go through similar trials intertwined into one great story about sacrifice, hope, and more.
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Aditi Rathore
20 February 2020
Read for exam .This book is just amazing.. A person can't put the book down if they start reading it . I read it in 3 hours and just could not look away.
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About the author

ALAN GRATZ is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several highly acclaimed books for young readers, including Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor, Two Degrees, Ground Zero, Allies, Grenade,Refugee, Projekt 1065, Prisoner B-3087, Code of Honor, and Captain America: The Ghost Army, an original graphic novel. Alan lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest. Look for him online at alangratz.com.

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