Welcome to the second episode of The Book Sighting: Hidden Reads! This week, Watson Mountain’s very own Mahdi discusses Alan Gratz' Refugee. Mrs. Och, one of Watson's fabulous English teachers, serves as guest interviewer.

From Goodreads:

JOSEF is a Jewish boy living 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 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 kids go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face ...