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The Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
Alda P. Dobbs
Alan Gratz

This book revolves aroun three main characters from three different eras: Nazi Germany, 1990's Cuba, and modern Syria. All three young people will go on a harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers-from drownings to bombings to betrayals. But for each of them, there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are seperated by continents and decades, surprising connections will tie their stories together in the end.