After walking for days, the family finally crosses the border into Turkey, in step with hundreds of other fleeing refugees (3.5 million and counting refugees now live in Turkey). Thats what they wantedto get out of Syria using the fastest path possible. Look at this one! he said, pointing to the wet spot on Josefs nightclothes. I dont know. Mahmoud waited for his brother to finish, then rolled up their mats and went back to Mahmoud By Refugee Action November 18, 2016 Refugee Voices In Syria, Mahmoud was a successful tradesman, living happily with his wife and four children in a big house in the country's capital, Damascus. I think its time we met the other person on board with us, Isabels grandfather said. We were going to pack. A fist closed around Josefs heart, and he dove for the armband. It was a trick he and Klaus had played on Herr Meier once upon a time. Teachers and parents! In all the times hed dreamed of this day, his father had always been there to recite a blessing with him. And why do you need gasoline so badly? To leave Cuba before my father is arrested. The fisherman wiped his lips on the back of his hand. Back in Syria, it was a tradition to be escorted to your wedding by a parade of cars, to help carry you into your new life. He starts to panic that, Mahmoud: Just Outside Aleppo, Syria 2015, 1 day from home. This wasnt what the tourists had paid for. Because I was just doing my job?. The group walks all the way to the Austrian border, where they are welcomed. Another policeman had caught his arm! Ive been talking to him on WhatsApp, Dad continued, holding up his phone. What do the boat smugglers keep telling Mahmouds family? Isabel thought he meant Luiss girlfriend, but instead he pushed some of the sacks of food and jugs of water out of the way and pointed to the bottom of the boat. Tools to track, assess, and motivate classroom reading. Straight brown hair slicked back from his pale white forehead, brown eyes behind wire-frame glasses that sat on a short nose, ears that stuck out maybe a little too far. Tomorrow,' he'd told Mahmoud's father." Alan Gratz author Refugee book Youssef Bishara character despair refugees smugglers concepts 07 Refugee (Alan Gratz) It was a boat. He didnt look happy about it, though. It was better not to have friends in Syria in 2015. Their boat was barely big enough for seven people, and with Luis and his girlfriend they were practically sitting on top of each other. Grabbed for him. Grade: A. Entertainment Weekly Harrowing, timely. People Magazine Nothing short of brilliant. Kirkus Reviews, starred review Memorable and tightly plotted. Publishers Weekly, starred review
Refugee (Alan Gratz) Answered Questions | Q & A They become friends with Josef and Ruthie in Refugee. We dont have any gasoline anyway, Ivn said. The second time, his boat had a motor, but hed been caught by the Cuban navy and had ended up in jail.
The man behind the steering wheel honked his horn and took the cigar out of his mouth to yell at her. Its French, and old, and plays like a dream. The fisherman sighed. Mahmoud told his dad that he wanted to board a boat and go to Italy, where he'd have a chance to go to school. Women with burns. Mahmoud is a Muslim boy in Aleppo, Syria in 2015, and his family has no other choice but to leave Syria when their entire apartment building is destroyed by a missile. and more. Your mother is pregnant, for one thing! Lito said. His heart was pounding so hard he thought it would burst right out of his chest, but Mahmoud found the courage to grab Waleed by the arm, drag him over the seat, and dive headfirst out the door. She hadnt had much time to even imagine it. And freedom. He had to get up. They continue on with only the clothes on their backs and their smartphones, without a car or supplies. But there is food in the States. But, the difficulties persist as the boat is just a rubber dingy. Then, Fatima emerges from the bedroom with, Mahmoud: Just Outside Aleppo, Syria 2015, 1 day from home, soldiers is hit and killed. The family takes another taxi to try to reach Hungary. to go back for them. A shabby-looking man stumbled out from behind the crates and luggage piled up on the dock, and Ruthie screamed. However, Hana is lost and nowhere to be found, presumably lost or dead. Here they were, talking like two regular people, but Josef hadnt forgotten he was Jewish. When another dinghy passes by that doesnt have space for his family, he offers up Hana to them in order to ensure that she can survive. If the bullies didnt notice you, they didnt hit you. He couldnt imagine traveling that far. Mahmouds stomach twisted into knots just thinking about it. explaining through the translator that she is a toy designer. thinks that he will never forget the fear of being so powerless in that moment. Were leaving Aleppo. I wish from the bottom of my heart that you will land soon, Little Man, Officer Padron said again. Do you have any relatives back in Miami that you want to send a message to? the reporter asked. A year after that, Khalid had died in an airstrike anyway. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class., Requesting a new guide requires a free LitCharts account. Tourists took pictures. The pistol fired againpak!andping!the hull of the Castilloss boat rang as the bullet hit it. Youssef stops for gas a little north of Aleppo. PDF downloads of all 1699 LitCharts literature guides, and of every new one we publish. They carried everything they owned with them, sometimes in suitcases and duffel bags, but more often stuffed into pillowcases and trash bags. He leaped to his feet, grabbed the arm of one of the men carrying his father, and tried to pull him off. What would they do now? Had to go back for the phone, he told them. The rebels? Refine any search. By train? The man threw his arms around Mama. Or Javier? And then the whole country seemed to go crazy all at once. Mahmoud screamed again and pushed the man away as the car skidded to a stop. Now. What happens to Isabels boat at the end of Chapter 14? It wasnt my mother and father, and you, Lito. She threw herself into her grandfathers arms. Youre not much to look at, are you, kitty? Isabel said. If Castro was letting anyone leave, her father would be gone before the sun rose the next day. She wore a dark blue wool dress with a white sailors collar and carried her white corduroy stuffed rabbit, Bitsy, everywhere she went. And he had been beaten up as badly as Khalid. Its tummy purred like an outboard motor, and it butted its head against Isabels hand in between bites. She worked her way to one of the cars stuck in the riot, an old American Chevy with chrome tail fins, still around from before the Revolution in the 1950s. Without the maps, theyd be lost. They all had short black beards like Mahmouds father, and wore head scarves of different colors and patterns. That prompted someone to break out food and drinks, even though it was late. Porter? Josef stood in wonder as another sailora German man without a Star of David armband, a man who wasnt a Jewput a suitcase under each arm and one in each hand and led them up the gangway. "Mahmoud's mother broke down in tears, and his father let the life jackets he carried drop to the ground. Your name must be Summer, because youre making me sweat! The girl smiled, but Isabels mother slapped Lito on the leg. Refugee weaves together the stories of three families as they seek sanctuary in other countries. Complete your free account to access notes and highlights, Refugee: An hour later, they were met on the road by four soldiers waving for them to stop. They were all quiet a moment more, until her father said, But I dont even have a boat. Isabel nodded. Find more similar flip PDFs like refugee_-_alan_gratz. Mahmouds mother broke down in tears, and his father let the life jackets he carried drop to the ground. PDFs of modern translations of every Shakespeare play and poem. Move. Twitchy. Were almost to the water! I Isabel said, frozen in the bright light of the camera. Teacher Editions with classroom activities for all 1699 titles we cover. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. But a few years ago, in 1989, the Soviet Union had fallen, and Cuba had hit rock bottom. Mahmoud didnt like the sound of that, eitherto him, smuggler meant illegal, and illegal meant dangerous. Ill see if I can find us a bus. Mahmoud and his mother and sister and brother walked the shopping street. At prayer time, Mahmoud, his family, and many of the other refugees stop to pray, disturbing the tourists that are traveling with them. He then hears, cry out for help, but the dinghy isnt slowing down. Youre Mariano Padrons granddaughter, arent you? the fisherman said. She saw her papi just as he reared back and threw a bottle that smashed into the line of police along the seawall. Ruth! Theres no food for any of us, and no money to buy it with if there was. Complete your free account to access notes and highlights. Theres no food to feed the baby here anyway, Isabel said. We werent together when it started, her grandfather said. Jewish. This wasnt what the tourists had paid for. Another shadow picked up Ruth by the hair and slapped her. He was dusty and smelled like he hadnt had a bath in months, and the heat of the road radiated off him and his rifle like a stove. If you really looked at Mahmoud, got a glimpse under the hoodie he kept pulled down over his face, you would see a twelve-year-old boy with a long, strong nose, thick black eyebrows, and short-cropped black hair. 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Our, "Sooo much more helpful thanSparkNotes. Rafts made of inner tubes tied together. Clothes, food, sports, movies, travel, school, opportunity. But I have this. She held out the trumpet. View all posts by thescholarlyteacher. Oh, and you have to take the kitten too. She held the wiggling creature out to him, but the old fisherman just stared at it. The shabby man who had lurched from the shadows like an escapee from a mental asylum was Josefs father, Aaron Landau. Mahmoud started his journey in Turkey, where, like so many others, he was smuggled to Greece in a rubber boat. Waleed was ten years old and two grades below Mahmoud in school. Did no one else see the Nazi flag overhead as we came on board? Will you not go to your own sons bar mitzvah, then? Josefs mother and Ruthie were already dressed in their nice Shabbos dresses. He wasnt used to the sounds of this new flat, the smaller one he and his family had been forced to move into. Assad made people who didnt like him disappear. Josef was about to leave when he thought to buy Ruthie a piece of candy. The family drives away, but soon run into some rebel soldiers. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts.