
Josef is a Jewish boy 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 and freedom 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 young people will go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings
- Antisemitism
- Blood depiction
- Attempted suicide & suicidal ideation of a parent
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Physical injury
- Physical assault
- Police violence
- Riots
- Home invasion
- Bombing
- Imprisonment in concentration camps
- War themes
- Refugee experiences and displacement
- Animal death