Refugee (novel)

Refugee is a young adult literature novel by Alan Gratz published in 2017.

The book revolves around three main characters from three different eras: Nazi Germany, 1990s Cuba, and modern day Syria. It follows Josef, a German Jew in the 1930's, who tries to escape Germany to Cuba, Isabel, a Cuban girl in 1994, who tries to escape Cuba's hunger crisis following the dissolution of the Soviet Union to the US, and Mahmoud, a Syrian youth in 2015 whose house gets destroyed by a missile and whose family decides to emigrate to Germany. It received positive reviews that praised style and historical accuracy. It also made it to the NYTimes Best Seller list[1]. Similar novels written by Alan Gratz also include Prisoner B-3087 and Allies. [2][3]

Plot

The story begins with Josef's father being taken by the Nazis to a concentration camp. Josef's family is left to deal with life alone

References
  1. Jordan, Tina (2018-08-03). "That Huge Surprise in His Own Family Genealogy? It's Playing out in His Novels (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  2. "Refugee by Alan Gratz | Kirkus Reviews". Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  3. "Refugee by Alan Gratz – A Timely and Important Novel". Shooting Stars Mag. 27 July 2017.


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