Book Review Refugee, By Alan Gratz - 791 Words

Fiction Novel Proposal Book title Refugee Copyright Date 2017 Author Alan Gratz Number of pages 317 Subgenre Fictional Drama Plot Summary Refugee is about a boy named Mahmoud and his family. Refugee is written by Alan Gratz and begins in the Middle East and ends in Europe. The trouble starts when their house in Aleppo, Syria is destroyed by a missile, and they are forced to find a home elsewhere. They decide to make the treacherous journey to Germany. On their way they have to make life and death decisions and have to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Most of the countries welcome Mahmoud and his family, but on their way through Hungary, they were beaten and harmed by tear gas. This book has many turns in it. For example, while trying†¦show more content†¦When one boat passes them, Mahmoud stops it and gives Hana to them (183). When they reach the mainland Mahmouds mother searches for days and never finds Hana. The conflict is resolved when Mahmoud finishes his journey to Germany. Once in Germany Mahmoud finds a safe home to live in while, his family gets back on their feet. Characters Mahmoud is a round, dynamic character who is natural leader and courageous. When faced with scenarios that he never should have been faced with, he handles them well. For example when the boat that he was in sunk, he was able to keep his mom and sister afloat for several hours. When Mahmoud breaks out of the Croatian refugee camp he leads all of the other refugees to Austria. Even though he is the youngest in his family he is the only one making the proper desicions.At the beginning he was the average boy and at the end of the book he was more of an adult. He affects the books outcome by leading his family throughout the book. He also never allows his family to give up. Theme One theme in Refugee is that it’s possible to survive against all odds.If they say the wrong answer they would be shot (97). Even though they say the right answer ten minutes into the drive their car is shot (103).For example, when they are close to freezing they barely survive by shining their iPhones at the coast guard ship (197). This theme is also shown when they have guns put to their heads