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Refugee
by Alan Gratz5th Grade pick #44 · 338 pages · ISBN 9780545880831As an Amazon Associate KitQuest earns from qualifying purchases.About this bookAlthough 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.