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Josef

This character is a Jewish teenager living in Berlin, Germany in 1938. He and his family are fleeing the area in hopes of escaping the Nazis' brutality being inflicted just before the onset of World War II.

Isabel

This character is a teenager living in Syria in 1994. This character keeps her friend's secret about the boat he and his father are building, eventually allowing their two families to try to escape from Castro-dominated Cuba.

Mahmoud

This character is a teenager living in Syria with his family when they decide to flee from the violence overtaking their neighborhood and community. This character is loving and compassionate, often seeking to comfort his little brother in traumatic times.

Lito

This character is the grandfather of the Cuban protagonist in the book. This person is loathe to leave his Cuban home, reasoning that there have been many times in the past when he...

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