"Three different kids. One mission in common: ESCAPE 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. All face unimaginable dangers. Bu there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmou are separated by continents and decades, shocking connections will tie the stories together in the end. Acclaimed author Alan Gratz (Prisoner B-3087) delivers an action-pack novel that tackles topics both timely and timeless: courage, survival, and t quest for home."