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"When war threatens their home, Idriss and his mother must flee. He clutches his lucky charm--a single marble--throughout their journey, walking over hazardous terrain, crawling under barbed wire, and sailing on a fragile little boat.

When the dangers in their hometown force them to flee, three teenagers follow the route of La Bestia, a perilous train system that might lead them to a better life, if they can survive the trip.

Describes under what conditions people become refugees, what it is like to live as a refugee, and the changing United States practices of granting asylum or refugee status.

"Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler was six years old when his father disappeared during Kristallnacht--the night their family lost everything.