REFUGEE by Alan Gratz, A powerful New York Times BEST SELLER!

REFUGEE by Alan Gratz, invites you cross time and continents to explore historical events with three immigrant kids seeking refuge from frightening events in their lives.

JOSEF LANDAU is a Jewish boy living in the 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, unrest, and hunger 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 shark attacks 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.

One of Suzy Red's Best Kids Wings Units!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Ready to Read About Refugees from Three War-Torn Countries

Discussion Cards

Anticipation Guide

An Overview of Free-Market Capitalism Compared to Dictatorships

Maps of the 3 Countries

Readers Theater Scripts for 3 Countries

Prereading Teamwork Cards for Pages 1-17

Anticipation Guide

"Economic Systems"-Memory Paragraphs

Map Studies: Where in the World?

Choosing the Voice and Genre in Literature

Building Background about Germany and Josef--A 3-page Readers Theater

RESEARCH the Violence in Nazi Germany

Building Background about Cuba--2 Page Readers' Theater

RESEARCH the Problems in Cuba in 1994

HISTORY OF SYRIA BEFORE 2011, CHORAL READING

Character Studies--Josef Landau, Isabel, Mahmoud, Blank

Vocabulary List by Chapters

Vocabulary Tic-Tac-Toe

Making Connections, Pre- and Post- Reading Discussion Guides

Crossword Puzzle: The Beginnings, Becoming Refugees- 2 Pages

Making Connections:
JOSEF, Berlin, Germany, 1939-- Questions about The Story in Chapter 4

Page 36: Comprehension Check-Up, Chapter 4 (Josef), Book pp. 18-24

Page 37: CHAPTER 5: ISABEL, Havana, Cuba, 1939, Book pp. 25-29

Page 38: Chapter 5: Comprehension Check-Up, Book Pages 25-29

Page 39: MAHMOUD, Aleppo, Syria Chapter 6, Book pp. 30-33

Page 40: Visualizing Mahmoud’s Story Chapters 6 (pages 30-33) and 9 (Pages 49-55)

Page 41: JOSEF, Chapter 7, Book pp. 34-39, 1939,The Story

Page 42: Analyzing Josef’s Story Chapters 7 (pages 34-39) and 10 (Pages 56-59)

Page 43: ISABEL, Chapter 8, Book pp. 40-48: The Story

Page 44, Chapter 8, Isabel in Havana, 1994, Book 40-48

Page 45, Chapter 9, MAHMOUD, Page 45, Aleppo, Syria, 2015, Book pp. 49-55,

Page 46: Chapter 10 Josef pp. 56-59, Story

Chapter 10: pp. 56-50, Josef, Leaving Germany, On the Atlantic Ocean, 1939

Page 47: ISABEL, Outside Havana, Cuba, 1994, Book pp. 60-65 Chapter 11, The Story, The History

Page 48: Visualizing Isabel’s Story,1994 Chapter 11, Book Pages 60-65

Page 49: Isabel: Leaving Cuba Pages 60-65: Chapter 11

Page 50: Mahmoud, Just Outside Aleppo, Book pp. 66-73, Cuba, 2015, Chapter 12, The Story, The History

Page 51: Chapter 12, Mahmoud, Outside Aleppo, Syria, Pages 66-73

Page 52: Chapter 13: Somewhere On the Atlantic Ocean, 1939, 74-80, Story & History

Page 53: Josef, On the Atlantic, 1939, Chapter 13 (Pages 74-80) and Chapter 16

Page 54: Isabel, Outside Havana, Cuba, 1994, Book, pp. 81-86, Chapter 14

Page 55: Scrambled Sentences, Isabel: Leaving Cuba, Chapter 14, pages 81-86

Page 56: Isabel: Leaving Cuba, Chapter 14, pages 81-86

Pages 57: Visualizing Chapters 15 & 18 at Killis Turkey and Izmir Turkey

Page 58: Chapter 16, Josef, Book pp. Pages 93-98 Somewhere On the Atlantic Ocean, 1939, The Story

Page 59, Isabel, Straits of Florida, North of Cuba, 1994, Chapter 17, ISABEL, Book pp. 99-103, Story & History

Page 60: Check-up for Chapters 16-18, Book Pages 93-109

Page 61: Mahmoud, Izmir, Turkey, 2015, Chapter 18, , Story & History

Page 62: Josef: Chapter 19, Burial at Sea
Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, 1939, pp. 110-113

Page 64, Chapter 19: Josef, On the Atlantic Ocean, 1939, Book pp. 110-115, Story & History

Page 65, Isabel, Chapter 20, Straits of Florida, Somewhere North of Cuba, 1994, 116-120 The Story

Page 66: Isabel: Page 67: Mahmoud: Izmir, Turkey, Chapter 21

Page 67: Visualizing the Story: Chapter 20, Book Pages 116-120

Page 68, Mahmoud, Izmir, Turkey, 2015, Chapter 21, The Story, Book, pp. 121-128

Page 69: Chapter 22: Josef, The Story, Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean, 1939, Book 129-135

Page 70: Josef: Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean, Chapter 22, pp. 129-135

Page 71:Page 77, Isabel, Somewhere on the Caribbean Sea, Chapter 29, pp. 171-178, The Story

Chapter 23, Isabel, The Straits of Florida, Somewhere North of Cuba, 1994, Book 136-140, The Story

Page 72: Mahmoud, Izmir, Turkey, 2015, Chapter 24, Book pp. 141-146, The Story

Page 73: Chapter 25: Josef, Just Outside Havana Harbor, 1939, Book, 147-152

Page 74: Isabel, Outside Havana, Cuba, 1994, Chapter 26, pp. 153-156 The Story

Page 75: Chapter 27: Mahmoud, Somewhere on the Mediterranean Sea, 2015, Chapter 27, The Story, pp. 157-163

Page 76: Chapter 28: Josef, Outside Havana Harbor, 1939, 164-170

Page 77: Isabel, Somewhere on the Caribbean Sea, Chapter 29, pp. 171-178, Story & History

Page 78: Mahmoud, Somewhere on the Mediterranean Sea, 2015, Chapter 30, The Story, pp. 179-182

Page 79: Josef, Chapter 31: Josef, Outside Havana Harbor, 1939, Book, 183-186

Page 80: Isabel, Somewhere Between the Bahamas ad Florida -- 1994, Chapter 32, pp. 187-191, Story & History

Page 81: Mahmoud, Somewhere on the Mediterranean Sea, 2015, Chapter 33, The Story, pp. 192-196

Page 82: Chapter 34 Josef, Outside Havana Harbor, 1939, 197-202

Page 83: Isabel, Somewhere Between the Bahamas ad Florida -- 1994, Chapter 35, Book, pp. 203-209, Answers

Page 84: Mahmoud, Lesbos, Greece, to Athens, Greece, 2015, Chapter 36, The Story, pp. 210-215

Page 85: Chapter 37 Josef, Outside Havana Harbor, 1939, 216-222, Answers

Page 86: Isabel, Somewhere Between the Bahamas ad Florida -- 1994, Chapter 38, pp. 223-228, Story & History

Page 87: MAHMOUD, Macedonia to Serbia, 2015, Chapter 39, The Story, Book, pp. 229-235

Page 88: Chapter 40: Josef, Off the American Coast, 1939, Book pp. 236-242

Page 89: Isabel, Off the Coast of Florida -- 1994, Chapter 41, pp. 243-246, The Story, Answers

Page 90, Mahmoud, Serbia to Hungary, 2015, Chapter 42, The Story, Book, pp. 247-252

Page 91: Josef, Book, Chapter 43, Off the American Coast, 1939, Book, 253-258

Page 92: Isabel, Off the Coast of Florida -- 1994, Chapter 44, Book pp. 259-262, The Story

Page 93: Mahmoud, Serbia to Hungary, 2015, 16 Days from home, Book pp. 263-269, The Story

Page 94: Chapter 46: Josef, Off the American Coast, 1939, 270-274

Page 95: Isabel, Off the Coast of Florida -- 1994, Chapter 47, Book, pp. 275-278, The Story

Page 96: Mahmoud, Hungary, 2015, Chapter 48, The Story, pp. 279-28

Page 97: Chapter 49: Josef, Vornay, France, 1939, 270-274

Page 98: Chapter 50, Isabel, Miami Beach, Florida -- 1994, Book pp. 292-298, The Story

Page 99: Mahmoud, Hungary, 2015, Chapter 51, The Story, pp. 299-305

Page 100: Isabel, pp. 306-309 Music

Page 101, Mahmoud, Berlin, Germany, 2015, Chapter 53, The Story, pp. 310-317

Answers 102-148