NIST comments:
Y7: "This book is base on true events and it really makes you think hard about how these real terrible things that happen to people to this day."
Y7: "This book is really good about three kids with three different stories all in one book with one goal, ESCAPE."
Y7: "It is about 3 different stories about three different refugees in different times and places. Making dangerous journeys and migrating from their homeland."
Y7: "This book is really good about three kids with three different stories all in one book with one goal, ESCAPE."
Y7: "It is about 3 different stories about three different refugees in different times and places. Making dangerous journeys and migrating from their homeland."
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Publication
Scholastic Press (2017), 352 pages
Description
Although 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.
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Original publication date
2017-07
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Honor — 2020)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2019)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2021)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2020)
Audie Award (Finalist — Middle Grade — 2018)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2019)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2020)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Grades 6-8 — 2019)
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — Young Adult — 2018)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2019)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2019)
National Jewish Book Award (Winner — Young Adult Literature — 2017)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2019)
Sasquatch Book Award (Nominee — 2020)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Junior — 2020)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2018)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2020)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2020)
Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (Medalist — 2018)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2020)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 2019)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — 2020)
Arkansas Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2019)
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee — 2019)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2020)
Blue Hen Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Honor — 2020)
North Carolina Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (Recommendations — 2018)
Truman Readers Award (Nominee — 2019)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Middle School — 2020)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — 2020)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 2019)
IBBY Honour Book (2020)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Middle Grade Fiction — 2019)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2020)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2020)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2020)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2020)
Lectio Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Hampshire Book Awards (Shortlist — Hampshire Book Award — 2019)
YouPer Award (High Five — 2018)
Lewisham Book Awards (Shortlist — 2019)
Three Stars Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2020)
CYBILS Awards (Winner — 2017)
Sakura Medal (Middle School — 2019)
Rhode Island Middle School Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Maine Student Book Award (Winner — 2019)
Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature (Honor Book — 2017)
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award (Honor Book — 2018)
Charlotte Huck Award (Honor — 2018)
NPR: Books We Love (2017)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2018)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (High School — 2019)
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection — 2018)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2018)
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens (Audiobooks — 2018)
Nerdy Book Award (Middle Grade Fiction — 2017)
Teacher Favorites Award (2018)
Idaho Battle of the Books (2021)
Texas Lone Star Reading List (2018)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2017)
Language
Original language
English