Refugee By Alan Gratz

In the book, Refugee by Alan Gratz, I wonder how all of these kids get the confidence to do things, and how they get so brave. 

They are brave because Josef had to stand up to his dad by slapping him across the face. He was scared because his dad is the leader of his family, but he had to do it otherwise they would be sent back to Germany.

Mahmoud was brave because he stopped in front of a car to ask for help, at the risk of the car running him over. He did that about 3 times until someone stopped. Also asking for help is one of the bravest things to do.

Isabel was brave because she had to sell something that she loved just to get out of Cuba. Also, she was brave because she jumped in the water to save her best friend’s dad. That was brave because she had a risk of dying, but she did it because she witnessed her grandma dying because she drowned and she did not want that to happen to her friend’s dad.

I also wonder What the refugees’ journeys be like without the things that are helping the most?

In the beginning, Mahmoud had the soldiers in the car that protected him and his family because they were all trying to escape. They said that they would defend them. if that did not happen, then they would be more scared to leave. After that, a boy helped them find a home to live in. It was a run-down mall, but it worked as a temporary home for them.

something that helped Isabel is that she knew someone who had a boat. That helped Isabel and her family because her dad had to leave right away otherwise he would have to go to prison for the rest of his life.

Josef’s family got help from the boat that was going to Cuba. if they were not on that boat then they would never be able to go to Cuba, and the dad would go back to the concentration camp.