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Refugee [electronic resource]. Alan Gratz.

Gratz, Alan. (Author).

Summary:

A tour de force from acclaimed author Alan Gratz ( Prisoner B-3087 ), this timely — and timeless — novel tells the powerful story of three different children 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.This action-packed novel tackles topics both timely and timeless: courage, survival, and the quest for home.

Electronic resources

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781338252910
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (7 audio files) : digital
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York City : Scholastic Audio Books, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Target Audience Note:
Text Difficulty 3 - Text Difficulty 4
800 Lexile.
System Details Note:
Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subject: Juvenile Fiction.
Historical Fiction.
Juvenile Literature.
Genre: Electronic books.