REFUGEE

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REFUGE by Alan Gratz

Oh my goodness - this book. I have read a stack of books this year already and this is at the top of it! Refugee tracks the journey of 3 different kids and their families in different time periods. Josef is a Jew from Germany in 1938. Isabel is from Cuba in 1994. Mahmoud is a Muslim from Syria in 2015. All three are fleeing with their families for their lives. It is gut wrenching. There is the leaving behind of all they have, persecution, separation of loved ones, and even death. It will take your breath away, and it will make you so very thankful to live where we do. On top of it, Alan Gratz somehow makes the stories connect. This is not an easy read, but it is so worth it!

Heads up- The only heads up to give on this book is the persecution and that some people don't make it.