Tens of thousands of people are forced to flee their homes each day due to conflict and persecution, according to the . More people around the world are displaced now than ever before.
While war and international crises are often the subject of news reports, one Asheville-based author decided to explore the issue through a new lens: young-adult fiction. is an acclaimed author whose new book 鈥溾�� (Scholastic Press/2017) tells the stories of three children seeking refuge throughout history: Josef is a Jewish boy in 1930s Nazi Germany, Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994, and Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015.
Host Frank Stasio talks with Gratz about the book and the challenges of writing about sensitive topics for a young adult audience. Gratz speaks tonight at in Chapel Hill at 6 p.m., tomorrow at the in Winston-Salem and Sunday, Sept. 24 at in Asheville.
