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The Resource Refugee, Alan Gratz
Refugee, Alan Gratz
Resource Information
The item Refugee, Alan Gratz represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 18 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Refugee, Alan Gratz represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 18 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy livng 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 338 pages
- Isbn
- 9780545880831
- Label
- Refugee
- Title
- Refugee
- Statement of responsibility
- Alan Gratz
- Subject
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- trueRefugees
- trueHistorical fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
- Survival -- Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars
- true1990s -- 1990 -- 1999
- trueResilience (Personal quality)
- trueGermany -- History -- 1918-1945
- trueSurvival
- Emigration and immigration -- Fiction
- trueImmigration and emigration
- trueSyria -- History -- 21st century
- true2010s -- 2010 -- 2019
- trueParallel narratives
- trueCuba -- History -- 20th century
- trueJewish boys
- Refugees -- Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emigration & Immigration
- true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy livng 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
- Summary
- Separated by decades, Josef, a Jew living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a girl trying to escape unrest in 1994 Cuba; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence, embark on journeys in search of refuge
- Award
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- Buckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio), Grades 6-8, 2018
- National Jewish Book Award, 2017.
- Sydney Taylor Book Award for Older Readers, 2018.
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2018.
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2018.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10573810
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gratz, Alan
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 800
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 3
- 6
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Refugees
- Emigration and immigration
- Survival
- JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emigration & Immigration
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- Refugee, Alan Gratz
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn973803253
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 338 pages
- Isbn
- 9780545880831
- Lccn
- 2017017544
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)973803253
- Label
- Refugee, Alan Gratz
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn973803253
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 338 pages
- Isbn
- 9780545880831
- Lccn
- 2017017544
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)973803253
Subject
- true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939
- true1990s -- 1990 -- 1999
- true2010s -- 2010 -- 2019
- trueCuba -- History -- 20th century
- Emigration and immigration -- Fiction
- trueGermany -- History -- 1918-1945
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueImmigration and emigration
- JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emigration & Immigration
- trueJewish boys
- trueParallel narratives
- trueRefugees
- Refugees -- Fiction
- trueResilience (Personal quality)
- trueSurvival
- Survival -- Fiction
- trueSyria -- History -- 21st century
Genre
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- trueBuckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio): Grades 6-8
- trueCharacter Education: Courage : Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades 3-5
- trueCharacter Education: Responsibility : Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades 3-5
- trueImmigration Since the 19th Century : Fiction for Grades 3-5
- trueNational Jewish Book Awards: Children's and Young Adult Literature
- trueNotable Books for a Global Society: 2018
- trueSydney Taylor Book Awards: Older Readers
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
- trueYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2018
- trueYALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: 2018
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- Buckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio), Grades 6-8, 2018
- Award
- National Jewish Book Award, 2017.
- Award
- Sydney Taylor Book Award for Older Readers, 2018.
- Award
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2018.
- Award
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2018.
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Pleasant Hill Branch Borrow it211 E. William Cannon Blvd., Austin, TX, 78745, US30.1922461 -97.7771661
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Spicewood Springs Branch Borrow it8637 Spicewood Springs Rd., Austin, TX, 78759, US30.4337083 -97.7730809
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