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I believe the leason is that even when it's hard to never give up and to persever my evdicee to show this is all of them have been through something bad but they never chose to give up

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i think the the lesson is to never give up and the evadance for this is how that mamude is still trying to find huna

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i think the lesson Alan Gratz  is trying  to teach us is  that sadness  is a common emotion when your a refugee for example when in Isabelle's chapter when Ivan die and Isabelle's cry's that's sadness

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i think Alan Gratz is trying to tell us that family is worth the sacrifice. for example, as Litto jumped off the boat to make sure that his family made it to shore.

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I think that Allan grants is trying to teach us empathy because we need to understand how other people are feeling when Josef thought about his family and smashed the window to get them to safety

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I think the lesson alan grantz is trying to teach us empathy because try to put yourself in someone else's shoes like people don’t know what the refugees have been through

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I think that Alan Gratz is trying to tell us that we have to treat each other equally with respect by not judging people by what they believe in. Like in Josef's story how the Nazi's were going to send his family to the concentration camp because of what they believed in.

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i think that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us that not to take things for granted and to be grateful for what we have. In Josef's story when his dad fell in the ocean and Isabel when ivan died Mahmoud mean his mum had to give baby sister way

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to get across is that family matters always. This is backed up in all stories.Josef took his armband off so he could get Ruthie something, Isabel's grandpa jumped off the raft so everybody else could go on. NAd mahmoud

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I think the lesson is that we should work to get through the hard times E.G Isabel worked through starvation and getting kicked from Miami. She still made it to el norte and got to school.

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i think that a good lesson that Alen Gratz is that if you want to try and distract yourself from the grief is to try and help others because it will make u feel good and others feel good

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I think that alan gratz is trying to annoy us by not letting us know what happens to josef. but i also think that he is trying to tell the reader about how our lives are much more easy and that we should be grateful.

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I think that Alan gratz is trying to teach us to never give up like how mamoud will never give up on finding there baby sister

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I think Alan gratz is trying to teach us to never give up because when mahmoud and his family fell out of the boat they fought to survive

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I believe  the lesson is that we should never give up even in the worst times and my evidence to show that is in all of the story's something has gone wrong like mahmoud lost his house dew to a missile Josef dad went to a consternation camp

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I think Alan Gratz is trying to teach us treat others the way you want to be treated because on josefs they wanted to go into cuba but the police officer wouldnt let them and the same police officer was a refugee trying to get into the us and then he started thinking about when he wouldnt let them into cuba

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I think he is trying us thing are unpredictable and not to take thing for granted

Like jofer father it was unpredictable when he jumped out of the boat and not to take thing for granted beacuse his mother did have a care in the world  but soon or later she going to take it for granted not saying goodbye of trying to stop him and like isabel it was unpredictable than ivan was going to get killed by a shark  and someone going to take it for granted and wish it was then so ivan can live on

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is  trying to get across is take risks like what mahmoud did by walking out of the house thing.

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In my opinion I think that the Author is trying to teach us to be courageous even in the hardest of times because you can still overcome your challenge. For example when Josef didn't think about himself he thought about his family and just broke the window for his family.

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I think the he is trying to tell us that there is not always a happy ending to everything. For example: Ivan was Isabel friend, but hen he just died

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I believe that the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach is to never give up and to never back down during hardships.For example: when mahamouds family fell out of the boat they never gave up and fought to survive.

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I read a different book, Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai. I think the lesson that N. H. Senzai teaches is to follow your dreams. Fadi lost his sister in Afganastan, and his family accidentally left her. In the U.S. his family is granted asylum. At Fadi's school there is a photography program. Fadi loves photography, so he took that. It was a $50 fee to join, and his family was poor. They couldn't really afford it, but his sister Noor worked at Mcdonalds, and she gave him his earnings. There was a contest that he really wanted to win, so he could go to India and find his sister. He lost, and the went to San Diego, as a class trip. Well he met a judge, and the judges showed him the pictures he took. The judge Took a picture of people at a refugee camp, and he had taken a picture of Mariam. They found her at that camp, and found Mariam, because Fadi followed his dreams. If he hadn't followed his dreams they would not have Mariam.

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach through the book Refugee is to always persevere and never give up no matter what. For example,

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Deepak Sathishkumar                                                                                           I think that Alan Gratz is trying to teach that life is very unpredictable. When Josef went to go get Ruthie, his dad ran out of the room and fell into the ocean. Josef was never expecting this because, Josef's father had never left their room in a long time.Then, all of a sudden he left and he tried to commit suicide.

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Deepak Sathishkumar                                                                                           I think that Alan Gratz is trying to teach that life is very unpredictable. When Josef went to go get Ruthie, his dad ran out of the room and fell into the ocean. Josef was never expecting this because, Josef's father had never left their room in a long time.Then, all of a sudden he left and he tried to commit suicide.

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to say is to never give up, even through the toughest times. For example, on the ocean, Isabel and her family and their neighbors are going through a tough time. After the tanker almost crushed them, they didn't give up and kept trying. After they got to the Bahamas, even though they didn't make it and were disappointed, they still made their journey to el Norte.  In Josef's story, they are going through hard times. They constantly are trying to keep their family together and his father is not well. yet, they are still together trying to get through the problems together.

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach is to be thankful for what you have

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I think the message Alan Gratz is trying to is always perservere. I think this because they are always talking about how they will get there tomorrow and even when they don't, they still keep perservering.

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I think Alan Gratz the author of Refugee, is trying to teach people that they should be thankful for what we have. All of the refugees are very less fortunate and we have so much. He tries to show how much they go through to make us realize how fortunate we are.

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I think Alan Gratz is trying to tell the reader to not take things for granted. For example, in the story sabel and her family are running out of food and water. But, we are lucky enough to have food and water whenever we want.

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I think the message that Alan Gratz, the author of the story, is that no matter what hard times you  are going through, as long as you have people there for you, you can achieve it and succeed. For example, in Isabel's story, when they arrive at the ahamas and they give the mother of Isabel's the chance to leave there family and go back to Cuba, but get treated, she decided to stay with her family and continue their trip to America.

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach is to be thankful for what you have because other people could have it worse than you do. Some evidence for this would be like if we are in a fight with friends and we think that is bad and it won't get any better but there are people in Syria who's homes are getting bombed.

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I think Alan Gratz is trying to teach the lesson that you should not give up. In the story all of the characters go through tough times like when Isabel falls into the water but she does not give up. You should always keep trying even when something doesn't go your way.

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I think Alan Gratz's lesson he is trying to teach is how refugees have to make hard choices in their everyday lives. For example in Mahmoud's story, they had to make the choice of staying at the mall for 5000 pounds each or for finding somewhere else to stay.

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I think Alan Gratz, the author of Refugee is trying to teach people that being a refugee is really hard and almost never stays to the plan. I think this  because in Josef's story his family would have never thought that their dad would be moved to a concentration camp and would develope PTSD. In Isabel's story her family never wanted to leave Havana but they had to. In Mahmoud's story his family never wanted to lose Hana. So I think Alan Gratz is trying to teach that being a refugee is really difficult.

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I think that Alan Gratz is trying to show us that life could be worse for us than it is. The evidence that support this is that the refugees have had to flee their homes and have been through many hardships that we can't even imagine.

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to send is that. You should be thankfull in what you have right now. For exsample dont be like awww i have homework today when there are kids that cant even go to school and cant have good education. also to be gratefull that you dont have to live such a rough life.

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I think the moral of the story that Alan Gratz trying to tell us is to be happy that we do not have to go through all of the hardships they do. I also think he is trying to tell to not give up and if you try you will always get to a good spot in your life because Josef had tried and was able to get on a ship and help out his family making it to Cuba.

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I think the message that Alan Gratz is trying to tell us is that we need to take more appreciation for the things we already have like freedom and rights to be allowed to practice any religion we would like and we don't have to make super hard choices like these. we see Josef shunned for being a jew and Isabel has to leave her trumpet.

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I think the message that Alan Gratz is trying to make is to show us how hard it is to be a refugee. Like in Mahmood's chapter when all they want is just a place where it is safe to be

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I think that he is trying to say that life does not always just come your way that you will have to work for what you want.Also you might have to give up things that  you love for safety.In Isabels chapters she has to give up her trumpet but it would be worth it

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I think that the Theme the book is trying to teach us is to be thankful and grateful for the things that we have. For example, they had to leave their home country and that was a choice that they didn't have. Also, they don't have freedom in their home country

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to say to us is, fight and perservere through whatever is coming your way.just like how josef never gave up on his father or his hope of freedom on the boat.

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I think the message that Alan Gratz is trying to tell is to be thankful for what you have. In this book each of the kids are having a very challenging time because they are having to leave their home because of violence unlike us who have the freedom to do what we want.

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I think the message of "Refugee" by Alan Gratz is trying to show and convince you that you have to be grateful.The refugees have to leave their home behind in order to survive and protect there family and be safe while we should be caring more for what we have and how to respect we

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I think that Alan Gratz is trying to tell us through this story to be grateful for what you have because in the story the characters and are being forced out of their homes and don't have a lot like we do. He is also trying to tell us that Refugees don't have it easy like we do. In the book they are risking their life's to reach safety and to be free.

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach is that, not everybody has a choice being an refugee. When they are trying to escape their country from genocide like, when Josef's family got raided by Nazis and their farther got taken away. That show's how it is not safe to live there.

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach is that you should be grateful. This is because they have to leave everything the have behind, and we should be grateful that we have everything that we have.

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is  trying to teach is to fight and perservere through whatever is going on in your life. Just like in the story when Mahmood was swimming in the water cause their boat popped on a rock and everyone was everboard. He kept swimming and fighting becaues he knew hwe had no choice but to live. His family needed him.

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I think the theme of the novel ''Refugee'' is that we should be thankful that we have freedom and choices. These refugees have no choice to leave and they get treated unfairly. We should be grateful that we have a good life and live in a good country. In the novel ''Refugee'' they have no fredom because of war, not much food, or they are getting treated poorly because of religion. We should not be ungrateful and know that in places in the world people have a really bad life.

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I think that the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach is to never give up. Through all of the hard times Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are going through they have not given up and they are going to fight till the end. Every day the smuggler would tell Mahmoud and his family that the boat was not ready, but it would be the next day. It never was, but every day they would go back and not give up and eventually the boat was there. They did not give up.

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what i think about the noval that they try to teach you is that some plases it is really hard to do stuff that is easy to much. another thing that he is tying to teach you is to not take things for granet

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is that you need to make the most of your life and what you have. I think this because he is talking about refugees who have no choice, but to leave their country because of war. They have to pack up their most important possesions which is very few things and leave their country. When most of us in the United States are very wealthy and have lots of possesions, and we will probably never have to leave our country, when refugees will have to.

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to show with his novel is to be thankful for what you have because these people in the book have no choice to leave their home and everything they have ever known. An example in the book is when he shows all of the characters trying to leave their country to find a better life.

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I believe Alan Gratz is trying to show that refugees have no choice because Josef's family had no choice but leave Germany and go to Cuba same as Mahmued leaving Syria to go to reece then Turkey and Isabel leaving Cuba to go to the U.S. Overall refugees have no choice and we need step in and help them on their way to sanctuary and let them have a better life.

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Try to make the best out of what you have. Josef still has his bat mitvah an the refugee boat. Also Isabelle and her brother dance on the little boat and they play games and tell story's.Then Mahmoud gets his little brother a ninja turtles action figure in turkey. Isabelle also was great full enough for her  family she sold her trumpet for gasoline for there get away boat.

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I think that in the book ''Refugee'' by Alan Gratz the lesson he is trying to teach the reader is to be thankful of what you have because other people (refugees) are not blessed with it because they have to run from danger and leave everything they have ever loved/known. Alan Gratz is just giving you a quick reality check so you see what you should be thankful for and what you could be going through like the other refugees

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I think the message the author is trying to show is be grateful for everything in your life because in the book these people are torn from their homes and have barely any time to prepare. You never know if any of this will happen to you so be grateful for what you have while you have it.

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I think that the lesson of the story is be greatful for what you have. Don't be a greedy person because some people in this world don't have alot of the things that we have. People have to give up there most prised possions just to find food, water, and other resources just to stay alive. an example is Isabel had to sell her trumpet just to buy gasoline just ro get her family to the U.S.

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I think that the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach is to be patient and know that the hard times will come to a silver lining.For example when The tanker almost crushed Isabel and her passengers the boat moved at the last second and saved them.

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is this refugee are facing hard challenges and hard decisions. One example is in Mahmoud story is they had to leave there home because they got bomb, that is a hard challenges for them. should be grateful for what we have.

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to tell in this story is to appreciate what you have and be grateful and kind. My evidence is refugees travel from place to place escaping danger in their home country. They are forced to leave almost everything behind to find a nice safe place to stay until they can go back home to their country. Refugees families can be taken away or killed, sometimes when their family member finally comes home they might be dramatized by what they have experienced. We should be grateful that we have a family and have the opportunity to vote and be free.

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I think that the message that refuge shows is that you must understand that not everyone life is great and not so happy ,but you still have to make the best out of the situation. Like in Isabel´s story they had fun dancing on the boat. she made the best out of the situation and that´ what i think Alan Gratz is trying to show with the book "Refugee¨

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The lesson that Allan Gratz is trying to teach is that no madder how poor or hopeless your situation is, always be grateful because God can take it away in a second. My evidence is that in the book the characters are very poor and are risking death, whether it is crossing a sea with a little boat with patrols that will take you back and kill you, or where there is bombs in your neighborhood and even your house being bombed.

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz  is trying to show is to be grateful for what you have.

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I think that Alan Gratz is trying to show is to be thankful for what you have.

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I think Alan Gratz is trying to teach people that everyone has challenges in their lives and to be thankful for what you have and you have to make a lot of hard decisions.  They had to make sacrifices. For example in Isabel's story she gave up her most prized possession, her trumpet, for gasoline.

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I believe the theme of this story is to always be grateful, for some people may be in a worse situation. I know this because in the novel, it shows the hardships that refugees must face in order to survive, and it truly shows just how good we have it here in America. It teaches us to truly be grateful for what we have and how we live.

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I think that the lesson he is trying to teach is to be grateful for what you have because some people dont have as much as we do. In the book it shows how hard the refugees life's are especially when they have to leave their country's because it wasn't safe.

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is that everyone is created equal so we need to treat them that way. One example is"Not until shadowy men had burst into their homes and smashed up their things and dragged way someone they loved."

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The lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach and show us is that it can be hard to be a refugee and  to be grateful for what you have. Examples from the book that show this is when people are forced from their homes they are at least grateful that they are alive.

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I think the theme is their we are very fortunate to have the things that we have, and kids in other countries are dealing with horrific things. Josef is getting beat up and joked on at school, his home is being damaged, and his dad is getting arrested. Isabel is having to sell her trumpet for her family and friends to escape. Mahmoud is getting beat up, his friend Khalid died in a airstrike, his apart building wall being blown off, and his family only leaving home with two backpacks full of things. Two things they all have in common is they have no freedom and they have to make choices and decisions

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I think the message from the story is to be grateful for what you have because a lot of people aren't as lucky as us. In the book all of the refugees are going through hard times and have very little stuff but they continue to stay grateful for the things they have left.

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach with this novel is that you should be appreciative for what you have, because other people don't have as much as others. In the book it shows how Refugees have to risk a lot in order to survive, and they don't get to choose what they want to do.

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I think the lesson he is trying to show us is refugees have a harder time living then we do and we have all have these great things that we don't sometimes appreciate. The only way refugees can survive is if we help them.

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An example in the book where there is a message is when, the Refugees are faced with deathly obstacles. They have no choice, they have to just do it because it is the only choice if they want to find safety. In Mahmoud's family they have no choice but to get on the crappy looking boat because if they don't they won't get to escape to safety. Then when they are on the boat they have many obstacles and they get seperated.

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The lesson I think he is trying to teach is be grateful for what you have. One peice of edividence is when Isabelle has to give up her trumpet for gas

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The lesson I think he is trying to teach is be grateful for what you have. One peice of edividence is when Isabelle has to give up her trumpet for gas

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I think he is trying to teach us about survival and how refugees struggled. throughout their lives.

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The lesson I think Alan Gratz is trying to teach is to press on keep moving forward and achieve your goal and to never give up.

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iI think Alan Gratz is trying to teach the kids or grown ups that read this that we are all face with different  challenges in life and that we should be grateful for what we have. An example for this is that in the book, Alan Gratz tries to show us that even through different wars in different countries,. So he trying to show no matter where you are, you face challenges everyday in your life

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I think the lesson he is trying to teach is be grateful for what what you have. An example is how a lot of people are near as fortunate as us. We are fortunate enough to have a solid roof on our head, some people aren't.

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I think he is trying to teach, that the process of being a refugee is very difficult. I think he's also trying to show how they have to chance things, they don't know how things are going to turn out. An example of this is when Mahmoud's father tell the family he found some smugglers that are going to Greece, and smugglers might be scams. The smugglers kept on telling them " tomorrow'. Another example, was in Mahmoud's chapter, when they bomb his building, he said we took what we could take in the backpacks.

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I think the lesson of the book is, that even through the difficult times, you can still find hope. An example of the lesson is, in the book it says, " Yes! Yes! We made it!... Where are we?" Pa pi asked. " The Bahamas," the man said... Soon the rest of the tourists were hurrying back and fourth to the cafe, buying bottles of water and bags of chips." pg 176-177. Even though they ended up in the wrong place, they got more supplies. Belive in hope.

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I think that Alan Gratz is trying to show how hard it is for refugee and to be grateful for what you have. A example from the book is when Isabel had to pack all of her stuff to leave. She also had to trade her most valued item for gasoline to leave Cuba.

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The lesson that Refugee teaches is you should  be grateful for what you have and to keep trying and staying motivated towards  your goal