Refugee by Alan Gratz
The following links, arranged by the three plot lines, provide background information
about the historical events mentioned in Alan Gratz's book, Refugee:
Overview of Book
Interactive World Map (you can click on country and get close up view)
Josef's Story as a Refugee Fleeing Nazi Germany 1939
Newsela articles:
Brainpop "Holocaust" Video (3:52)
isabel's Story as a Refugee Fleeing Havana, Cuba 1994
Mahmoud's Story as a Syrian Refugee 2015
Newsela, "Syria's Civil War Explained"
Teaching and Learning About the Syrian Refugee Crisis Vimeo (4:50)
Video: This Refugee Family Was Smuggled from Syria to Greece (6:59)
Newsela article The Plight of Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and IDPs Around the Globe"
Refugees Today
Newsela Opinion Article, "Refugees around the world need homes; U.S. must help more of them"
Statistics About Refugees as of June 2025 - Link to UNHCR site (UNHCR stands for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Also known as the UN Refugee Agency, it is a global organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, mandated to aid, protect, and find solutions for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people worldwide. )