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"Refugee" Quotes
"Refugee" by Alan Gratz follows the harrowing journeys of three young refugees from different eras—Nazi Germany, 1990s Cuba, and modern-day Syria—each seeking safety and a new life.
juvenile fiction | Published in 2017
Quotes
But I didn't leave. I couldn't leave. I was rooted to the ground with terror.
Be visible. Take a stand. Fight back.
You can live life as a ghost, waiting for death to come, or you can dance.
The sea is like a person, like a child that I’ve known a long time.
I don't remember the last time someone smiled at me.
We can’t stay here. We need to keep moving.
Home isn’t a set house, or a single town on a map.
They only see us when we do something they don’t want us to do.
We are not animals. We are human beings.
There was no going back. No way to get home again.