A review by aimzthereader
Refugee by Alan Gratz
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A heart breaking story following 3 refugee children in different times but somehow they are all linked .
Josef is a 12/13 year Jewish boy trying to escape from Germany and the Nazis.
Isabel is a 12 year old Cuban girl trying to escape from Cuba to Miami to get away from Castro
Mahmoud is a Syrian boy trying to escape the violence and war torn country in 2015
It was heartbreaking to see and read about their struggles and also how dangerous these escapes truly were. The author did a great job switching between the three different story lines and showing their tough journeys. It’s a very tough book because we know these type of things truly happened and it’s hard to see the atrocities humans of all different ages had to go through.
The pacing of this book was perfect and it was very well written. The characters were lovable and felt very real. It made me feel a lot of emotions. I also liked the way the author tied some of the storylines together.
Josef is a 12/13 year Jewish boy trying to escape from Germany and the Nazis.
Isabel is a 12 year old Cuban girl trying to escape from Cuba to Miami to get away from Castro
Mahmoud is a Syrian boy trying to escape the violence and war torn country in 2015
It was heartbreaking to see and read about their struggles and also how dangerous these escapes truly were. The author did a great job switching between the three different story lines and showing their tough journeys. It’s a very tough book because we know these type of things truly happened and it’s hard to see the atrocities humans of all different ages had to go through.
The pacing of this book was perfect and it was very well written. The characters were lovable and felt very real. It made me feel a lot of emotions. I also liked the way the author tied some of the storylines together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Antisemitism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Hate crime
Moderate: Mental illness and Torture
Minor: Self harm and Suicide attempt