
JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany With the threat of concentration camps looming he & his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994 With riots & unrest plaguing her country she & 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 & destruction he & 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 bombings to betrayals But there is always the hope of tomorrow & although Josef Isabel & Mahmoud are separated by continents & decades shocking connections will tie their stories together in the end This action-packed novel tackles topics both timely & timeless courage survival & the quest for home