The award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Alan Gratz tells the timely--and timeless--story of three different kids seeking refuge. A New York Times bestseller! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world... ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and 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 and destruction, he and 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. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, shocking connections will tie their stories together in the end. As powerful and poignant as it is action-packed and page-turning, this highly acclaimed novel has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than four years and continues to change readers' lives with its meaningful takes on survival, courage, and the quest for home.

On a cold, snowy morning in middle America, the just awakened Collins family find an abandoned black-and-white spotted puppy on their front porch. Accompanying the furry orphan is a mysterious letter. The loving, gregarious, slightly opinionated Collins children convince their mother to keep the little waif, whom they named Gypsy. This decision sets off a series of life-altering events leading to danger and international intrigue. The family soon realizes that Gypsy is no ordinary dog, although the golden earring in her left ear should have been the first clue. Gypsy joins the other Collins pets—a beautiful, vain umbrella cockatoo named Tina, the soft-hearted ferret named Hardy, and the ever-elusive Frankie, the boa constrictor. Gypsy is somehow able to make her thoughts and wishes known to her human family and animal friends, leading to adventures beyond the family’s wildest dreams.

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