A tour de force from acclaimed writer Alan Gratz (Prisoner B-3087), this timely and powerful novel tells the story of three different kids seeking refuge.

JOSEF is a Jewish young man surviving in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side from the world .

ISABEL is a Cuban female in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her nation, she and her family members set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America . . .

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MAHMOUD is a Syrian son in 2015. With his homeland torn aside by violence and destruction, he and his family members begin a longer trek toward European countries . . .

All three kids go on harrowing journeys searching for refuge. All will encounter unimaginable hazards — from drownings to bombings to betrayals. But there’s always the hope of tomorrow. And even though Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and years, shocking connections will connect their stories collectively in the end.

Alan Gratz (Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065) delivers an action-packed book that tackles topics both timely and timeless: courage, survival, and the search for home.