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- 0 of 2 copies available at LARL/NWRL Consortium.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Lake Agassiz Regional Library. (Show preferred library)
Current holds
2 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Moorhead Public Library | Y GRA (Text) | 33500012544011 | Main | In transit | - |
| Hallock Public Library | j GRA (Text) | 35500005941206 | Main | Checked out | 12/03/2020 |
Record details
- ISBN: 0545880831 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780545880831 (hardback)
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Physical Description:
pages cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2017.
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Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy livng 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. |
Reviews
Author Notes
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2017 November #1
After the horror of Kristallnacht, Josef's family knows it's time to leave Germany. In 1994, Isabel hunts for gasoline for the homemade boat that will help her family and neighbors flee Cuba. In 2015, Mahmoud's family is shell-shocked from the long war in Syria, hoping a perilous trek out of Aleppo can bring them to a more peaceful land. Gratz's triptych of alternating refugee stories delivers a gut-wrenching look at the terror of escaping a homeland that offers only repression or death. The young narrators are strongly rendered players in their own family dramas. Josef details the betrayal of Jewish refugees on board the St. Louis, denied asylum by Cuba in 1939. Isabel recounts the shark attack on her flimsy boat in open waters. Mahmoud knows he will "never forget that feeling of paralyzing terror, of powerlessness" in the face of death and humiliation as he bravely soldiers on to Europe. Some readers may prefer to read each story sequentially rather than in separated chapters, but this is a haunting fictional treatment of historic events. Copyright 2017 Booklist Reviews.
Alan Gratz is the New York Times bestselling author of several highly acclaimed books for young readers, including Allies, Grenade,Refugee, Projekt 1065, Prisoner B-3087, and Code of Honor. Alan lives in North Carolina with his wife and daughter. Look for him online at alangratz.com.
