A Brief Summary Of Alan Gratz's Refuge

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In the historical fiction Refugee, Alan Gratz gives us an inside look at thirteen-year-old Mahmoud’s thoughts and feelings throughout his journey to Germany as a refugee from the war in Syria. One afternoon while Mahmoud and his brother were preparing to pray they heard a bomber fly by; before they knew it everything went black. Mahmoud wakes up looking around what's left of his house and neighborhood, searching for his brother and mother, if they are even alive... Soon after, Mahmoud’s father came home as fast as he could; he told his family they needed to leave Syria immediately or else they would die there. Later, while getting gas for their car a battle happened between the Syrian army and the rebels; Mahmoud and his family were caught