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the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to show in the novel refugee is that refugees have a harder life than most people think. For example, in Isabel's story they have to escape their country and they do a very hard job to get to the united states and they reject them

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The theme in Alan Gratz's novel is if something bad happens and keeps happening continue working to your goal. Some text from the novel that demonstrates the theme is in Mahmoud's story. When they arrived at what they thought was Florida it had turned out to be the Bahamas they where denied refuge and where forced to keep sailing and try to make it back on track to the United States.

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is life can be hard but it we be easyer

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is to never give up and think ove a diffrent way. A example is when mahmoud stoll the life vest off the dead person. Another example is when

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I think the theme Alan Gratz is telling us that we should appreciate what we have. For example, the characters in the book do not have an option to go to school. There are times when I complain about having to go to school, but school helps me get a good job. I at least have that option, while they do not.

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I think that the theme that Alan Gratz is trying to show us is that you should never give up even though times might be hard.In the book all the characters are not giving up even though they are in life threatening situations.

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I think the theme Alan Gratz was trying to tell was that you should always keep trying and good things will happen. For example, when Mahmoud's family can't find anywhere to sleep Mahmud kept asking different people if they would let them sleep somewhere even though his dad told them to stop, but eventually someone offered to help. This illustrates that if you keep trying good things happen.

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the lesson alan gratz wants to to teach us is that bad things can happen to anyone even when it is very dangerous like when josef isabel and mahmoud had to leave their country because their were bad things happening to them

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In Refugee, 3 kids are escaping from their home, trying to stay safe. I think the theme of this book is perseverance. For example, Josef is not able to get off the MS St. Louis. Josef, Ruthie, and Mama are trying their hardest to cope with the situation they are in. This further shows that the theme of this book is perseverance.

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I think that the lesson Alan Gratz tells us is that when your tired and lost you cant give up and you should always find your way outta of trouble its pretty much what the kids are trying to do they also show that they are acting like adults because they cant act like kids when their life is near the end they will have to think like in adult.

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The lesson Alan Gratz is trying to show is that we should be thankful for how lucky we are to be safe when there are people that are suffering and showing that you should never give up to achieve a goal.

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I think the theme Alan Gratz is trying to show through the novel Refugee, is that we need to be thankful for what we have and we need to help the less fortunate. All of the characters in the book have gone through many hardships that we couldn´t even relate to.

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I think the theme Alan Gratz is trying to tell us is bad things can happen to anyone and you can't give up. Like for Isabel's story they were just trying to leave in their country but there is starvation so they have to leave, but like when there was a huge storm they had to scoop water out of their boat and they hadn't had a working engine, but they still made it through it.

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I think that Alan Gratz is trying to that you should keep trying no matter what. In the book they are trapped in the sea and they still don´t give up. (yeet)

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I think the theme Alan Gratz is telling us is that you should never give up. All of the characters in this novel never give up even if they might die. Mahmoud didn't give up when his family jumped of the boat. He took the life vest off the dead man that was floating to save his moms life. this shows that he didn't give up to save his family.

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I think that the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is that when ever we are having a bad day or not getting something you want that it can be alot worst and he want's us to know how they live and whenever we think life's unfair we should just think about how they have to live and we are blessed with the home we live in and haveing meals on our table and having a roof on top of our head.

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I think the theme Alan Gratz is trying to tell us is that bad things happens to good people.For example in Isabel's story they had to face tankers,storms,and not returning back to Cuba.The family did nothing to Castro but yet they were threatned to leave their home.

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The theme that Alan Gratz is trying to show through the novel Refugee, is that even if you have tried your best and haven't given up, it's not a 100% chance that everything is going to turn out perfect. Mahmoud went through everything to get to Greece. In Turkey, they spent a lot of their money on things to help them survive and they are still stranded at sea.

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The theme of this message you get what you get and you don't pitch a fit. In the Josef's story, His family is waiting to get into Cuba. And the people will not let them in yet, and they are constantly saying "Tomorrow." This shows that Josef and his family are having to wait for a long time and to be patient even thought they are right by the docks.

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The theme lesson Allan Gratz is trying to teach is to be thankful that we don´t have to deal with the stress of being a refugee. In all of the stories, they have to make grown up decisions to try to protect their families.

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us that there have been & are in worst times than us, also he is probably trying to give awareness to Refugee. For example  we Mahmoud has his boat capsizes loses his sister, brother, & his dad & is about to drown

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I think that the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to get across is that refugees have a harder life than we think. In Isabel's story she has to cross an ocean. She and her family are at the mercy of mother nature. This demonstrates that refugees have to go through very tough experiences to get to a safe home.

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I  think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to show that life can be hard sometimes  just in different ways to different people. He shows it very well in the book Refugee. For example, in Isabel's story it was a big decision for her family to make. Her mom knew that she wanted to have her baby in Cuba.

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I feel that the there is a very great meaning and has a true message in the book Refugee. I feel that the theme is bad things happen to people every day. Just like in the story Josef the Nazis broke into there house, stole there father and took him to a awful place, forced them to leave the country, and finally brought there father back in terrible condition. This explains why the theme is bad things happen to good people.

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The theme of the novel Refugee is that the crazy and terrible stories that you hear are real and impact real people just like you. For instance, in the three stories from the book, it explains the multiple different challenges that these families from countries around the world have to undergo. For example, Mahmoud was forced out of Syria when his apartment was bombed and he traveled to Turkey to get a boat that would hopefully carry him to Greece. This plan was interrupted when his boat bursted and everyone was left stranded to try and

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The lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach with his novel is that life is not fair and bad things happen to good people. Mahmoud is a good person, yet he still gets treated horribly and nothing goes well for his family

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to show is that life is not fair. Isabel is trying to live a normal life with her family every day but she cant have a normal life when she is a refugee unlike us where we just live a normal life the lesson trying to be tought was showing us how other people live on a daily basis and how we are lucky.

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The lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us through the book refugee, is that even young kids can make adult desicions

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The theme in the novel Refugee by Alan Gratz is  you need to be thankful for what you have and the country you live in. An example of this theme is when the characters are being forced from there homes and sooner or later each character wishes they did not have to deal with this situation. Another example is when Mahmoud has to be invisible and walk home a different way each day.

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is we should be very thankful for where we live, where there is freedom and a choice in life where they were forced from their home country.

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is that we have to appreciate we are not in danger and we live in a safe country. We don't have to save money like Mahmoud 's family. Also, there is no people that are persecuting us, like Isabel and Josef.

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I believe that the theme Alan Gratz is trying to teach in his novel "Refugee" that bad things can turn good. For example in Isabel's story when they got on the boat and the boat was shot, they were in a bad situation but pushed through. They then finally made it to Florida which was their goal.

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The theme  that Alan Gratz is trying to show what other people go through can be a lot harder than you would think. An example is that Joseph has to make his own decisions on things and it could be very hard.

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The theme Alan Gratz is trying to show in Refugee is that the world can be harsh. Some evidence for my thought could be that when Isabel and her family and friends got to the Bermudas they were not allowed to get off the boat because they would be illegal citizens and would be put in jail if police found out. Also Josef's family were forced out of there home by the German Nazi's. Finally Mahmoud was forced from his house because a missile hit there apartment were they lived.

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The theme that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is that we need to be thankful for what we have. Because we don't have to save up money like mahmoud.

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The theme that Alan Graz is teaching us from the Refugee book is that you should never give like Josef, when the girls started pranking the girls bathroom he stood up and said to stop.

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The theme that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is never give up in the book when Isabelle's boat got shot by the bullet they didn't give up they kept on going even though they where shuffling water out of the boat.

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The lesson in the book Refugee by Alan Gratz  is there's hope in the darkest corners. If your stuck on a "sinking coffin" in the middle of the sea or on a luxury yacht heading towards to Cuba, there's always hope for a better start, you just have to be willing to look for it.

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The theme Alan Graz is trying to teach us is that you can,t give up,In the book.Joseph has to be the leader and even when every decision he makes goes wrong.He keeps trying and remembers that he will make it to safe land in the end.

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The lesson that Alan Graz is trying to teach us through the book Refugee, is that bad things can happen to good people.  In the story they would not let Isabel's mom out of the boat onto the Bahamas, unless she wanted to be taken back to her country.

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The theme of refugee that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is never give up. When Mahmoud boat sank and destroyed, he never gave up and he kept on trying to keep him and his mom alive.

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The theme that Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is that  you should stay hopeful even through the hard times, i think this because whenever mahmoud had to give his little sister away to the strangers he was hopeful that she was going to be ok.

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach is to stay strong because in the book the story about Josef it says "Josef was the man of the family-they only adult in the family-weather he wanted to be or not."

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is trying to reach with Refugee is that refugees have to go through long, dangerous, sad, and lonely journeys just to get somewhere that is safe for their family and themselves. One piece of evidence that supports  my idea is when Mahmoud and his family were floating in the mediterranean sea after their boat sunk. Another piece of evidence that supports my thought is when Isabel and her family were trying to get to Miami, Florida they almost sunk multiple times, they almost ran out of water, they lost their medicine, and they almost ran out of food. All of this proves that refugees have to go through dangerous, long, sad, and lonely journeys just trying to be somewhere safe for their family and themselves.

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What I think  Alan Gratz is trying to teach us is the struggle that these refugees go through. In Josef´s  story they had to get on a boat to leave Germany. When his dad got back from the consentration camp he had PTSD. Which almost killed him. It changed there life style forever.

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The lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach with his novel, Refugee is that so many people are trying to escape dangers but we are so fortunate to not have to worry about these things. Some examples are Isabel tried to get to the united states because they new it was better then Cuba

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The lesson Alan Gratz is trying to teach is even at a young age kids have to make sacrifices and adult decisions in order to survive. The first evidence to support this is the fact that all the children are leaving the homes they have known for places they know little about, and have never been. The children are exposed to conditions that most parents protect their children from seeing, and these children are in the middle of all this.

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the lesson i think Alan Gratz is trying to tell is to never give up, in Mahmoud's story they were trying to get on the boat. The people that were on the boat wouldn't let them on so they had to give away Hana. His mom was is so sad but has not given up yet.

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I think the lesson Alan Gratz is that all bad time can have a good turn. In all the storyś the characters have had a hard time. Joesphś dad got taken away to Dachau. They had to leave German so they went on a boat to Cuba. The boat was like a cruise ship, everyone was nice to them even though they were jews. His dad had PTSD it was hard time on their family. They finally got to Cuba but the people won´t let them in, not yet at least.

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I think the lesson that Alan Gratz is trying to teach is that we are lucky and there are people in the rest of the world that are suffering worse than us.