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Ally has dyslexia, and can no more read like eveyrone else than a fish can climb a tree. Tired of being called slow and a loser, Ally finds that in her lastest new school, her teacher understands her limitations and actually sees in her a creative, intelligent side. New friends with their own learning disabilities help Ally see that she can achieve success and find happiness.

This book revolvbes around three main characters from three different eras: Nazi Germany, 1990's Cuba, and modern Syria. All three young people will go on a harrowing journey in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers from drownings, to bombing to betrayal. But for each of them, there is always the HOPE of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, Mahmound are seperated by continents and decades, surprising connections will tie their stories together in the end.

After her "stand in mother" a bold black woman named Rosaleen, insults the three biggest racists in town, Lily Owens joins Rosaleen on a journey to Tiburon, South Carolina, where they are taken in by three black, bee keeping sisters. This South Caronlina town holds the key to her mother's past. Lily also discovers that the truth about her mother is closer than she thinks.

Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie Pullman becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to discover their compassion and acceptance. Auggie's extraordinary journey will unite them and prove you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.