Refugee
Record details
- ISBN: 0545880831 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780545880831 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780545880831 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0545880831 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9781338229592
- ISBN: 1338229591
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Physical Description:
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338 pages : maps ; 22 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 5.3. |
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Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 75 of 82 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Killingly Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 82 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Killingly Library | j Gra (Text) | 34040141237186 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary
Refugee
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.