A tour de force from acclaimed author Alan Gratz Prisoner B-3087 , this timely and powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge.
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.
This action-packed novel tackles topics both timely and timeless: courage, survival, and the quest for home.
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Alan Michael Gratz nació el 27 de enero de 1972 en Knoxville, Tennessee. Es autor de más de 19 novelas dirigidas a jóvenes, muchas de ellas centradas en temas históricos, conflictos bélicos y justicia social. Estudió escritura creativa y educación inglesa en la Universidad de Tennessee. Su obra más conocida, Refugiado, ha sido aclamada por su enfoque humano sobre las crisis migratorias. Otros títulos destacados incluyen Code of Honor, Projekt 1065 y Grenade. Gratz ha recibido múltiples reconocimientos por su contribución a la literatura juvenil. Actualmente vive en Portland, Oregon, con su esposa e hija.
