During the summer of 2019, the Bigelow Community will read Refugee by Alan Gratz. This remarkable book about three different young people – Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud – tells the story of   the refugee experience through the eyes of a child. 

The Bigelow Library website has resources for students:

• Summer Reading Assignments for each grade
• Videos about: The Story of the St. Louis, Cuba in the 1990’s, Crisis in Syria – Saja’s Story
• References for: History of the Holocaust, Cuban Rafter Phenomenon, Syrian Refugee Crisis
• About the author