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 journ
Everything on a Waffle is a Newberry Honor Book that tells the story of Primrose Squarp, an 11-year-old girl living in a small town in British Columbia. When her parents disappear at sea during a storm, Primrose is convinced that they are still alive and stranded somewhere, but everyone else in town is sure that they are dead. The novel, told in the first person, focuses on Primrose’s life in the months after her parents’ disappearance. She moves from the home of a local babysitter to live with her energetic Uncle Jack and then to a foster home, finding frie