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They didn't speak English and they didn't have a good source of income until later on

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They had to face having no money or a job and having to experience  new things.

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Others view it as a beautiful place with new opportunities and discoveries. Marion was fascinated by the buildings and foods.

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Even in the hardest of times when you feel helpless, you should always have hope that things will get better.

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I admire Albert because he had to be they strong one in the family since his father died.

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How did it feeling making friends.

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When they arrived, they couldn't find aany jobs because they spoke little english, which also affected Marion's and Albert's grades in school.

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Not having a place to live and then when they had a place to live they didn't know anyone

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I really admire Marion for her strength and optimism. She always found something to be happy or excited about and kept pushing forward when it seemed like the world was falling apart.

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Food, and they were homeless at first.

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It reveals how different America and Germany were. An example to prove was how Marion was mesmerized by all the people chewing gum on the subway.

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If I had to choose one it would be hope because they hoped to go to America to live a better live.

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her mom couldn't find a job/They didn't have a place to live.

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They were homeless at first and got a home they still knew no one.

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The character I admired the most was Albert. I admired Albert's hard working mentality, and how he took the role of the man of the family after his father died.

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they had no money

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The mom couldn't find a job so they didn't have place to live. Marion was 13 and in the fourth grade because she didn't go to school for a while.

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Other people think it is normal but she thought it was fascinating.

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Hope really stands out because the Blumenthals, had hope even in the worst part of their journey.

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How were you able to keep going despite everything?

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I think family would be an important theme. I think this because even through all of the problems they faced, they stayed together and they were hopeful.

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she thought it was amaszeing

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None of the Blumenthals could speak English. That made it hard to succeed in school and it made it hard to get a job.

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marion, because she was excited to go to america, and she gained 100 pounds in 3 years, and everything she sees shes like admired by it

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Marion was 13 and in the fourth grade because she had no early education.

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Albert because he really had to step up for his family before and after his dad died as a provider.

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The most important thing she wants the readers to learn is how poorly jewish people were treated during World War II.

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We are so spoiled in America that we do not realize that some people like Marion do not get as much things as we do. For example Marion was dipping her chips in mayonnaise.

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Albert because he took cear ove his sister

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She was very excited to be in the United States because it was ruff where she originally stayed.

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Never give up on your dreams always be hopeful and you may succeed.

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Kori-They had to find jobs and make money to get a place to stay

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Kori-They had to find jobs and make money to get a place to stay

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why did you write the book

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Family Loyalty: Sometimes you will have to step up and provide for your family.

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The mom because she put her kids first and when the dad died she stayed strong for the kids.

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Do you  have random flashbacks from that moment

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They had to find jobs and move to Peoria and start living on their own.

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A question I would like to ask Marion is, did you ever witness someone die while on the train?

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who gave you the most hope out of the people you stayed with.

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Have you ever had PTSD?

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You can survive through even through the hard times.

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people go through hard times

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How did you learn to share your feelings after having to shove them down and not talk about them?

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What was the hardest part of your life.

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How her kind was treated and how it really is in this world.

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It might not seem like it in the beginning but hope will bring you peace in the end.

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In the text it says "Marion recalled, I was in a state of bewilderment and awe." And it also says "So many people, such noisy, bustling streets."

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family because they can stand by her

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Albert he had to berry his own dad.

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I admired the German soldier that went against his job to help the Blumenthal's in the consontration camp.

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I admire the mom, because after the dad die she had to take care of the kids all by her self and make sure that her kids have food in their stomach and a roof over their heads and find a job so they can survive.

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The little things are very interesting.

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Always have hope no matter what you may be going through.

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Did you ever feel like you lost hope?

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there can be hope in the greatest times of sarrow.

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Things will get better, even if it doesn't seem like it.

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I admired Ruth in the story because her husband died and she didn't have time to cope and deal with her grief because she had to be the strong one in the family.

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The Character I admired the most was Albert the little boy, this is because he was the one to get food, he had to help with Marion and burry his father because no one else could.

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i admire Ruth the most because she went through a lot, for  example, she lost her husband and became a widow at 37, which is very depressing especially with two children. Ruth was trying to take care of her kids alone now that she was independent. she was very brave at the hardest times.

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It reveals that she isn't used to the life that we have in the United States. On page 110, it states, "If this was a foretaste of life in America, she was sure that it was going to suit her perfectly." This shows that a simple thing like ice cream that we are used to, she isn't.

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I admire Marion because she reminds me of myself. And this is because in the story she is really strong a fights through a lot of pain like I do. I always find ways to hurt my self and still push through and continue with life. And how she always sees the happy parts in life just like me because even when times are hard her and me always are happy for new things even if the past was hard.

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Marions reaction to America reveals that America is a good place and she's never seen nothing like it before. On page 110 it says"If this was a foretaste of life in America she was sure that this was going to suit perfectly." This evidence shows how she's never seen the stuff we have and isn't use to it.

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Marion clearly felt like moving to America was the best thing for her and her family. She is so exited just to see the statue of liberty which represents freedom.

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I admire the Mother the most because she had to make so many decisions by herself since her husband died. Because she couldn't risk the separation of her family so she had to make a decision.

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She saw it as a place of freedom, as said on page 110 when it says "all of us craning our necks for a first view of the Statue of Liberty. When the tall figure of that longed-for symbol of freedom..." this shows that everyone on the ship saw America as a place of freedom.

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She wants you to learn that even if the past was hard and difficult there is always hope to look for in the end. In the story she always had hope with her family, as she had hope that they will make it out. Even with her four perfect pebbles after losing her father she still believed she can stay with the rest of her family and make Walter proud.

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I would like to ask Marion, what she thought kept her and her family together throughout everything. good and bad.

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I admired Ruth (Mama) the most because she was very kind and she had a big heart. On page 78, it says, "'No, not even he, the hated Albala, deserves such sorrow.'" It shows that she has a big heart because someone who was so cruel to her and treated her badly she still felt bad for because of the person she was.

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Did you and that boy ever start dating, that be would be cool because it would be the boy for you.

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The most important thing that Marion is hoping that the readers learn from this story is to always have hope for what is coming in the future.

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They didn't have a home of their own. They shared a home with 2 other families and it was difficult at times. On page 115, it states, "Albert discovered that their apartment, in a rundown part of town, was to be shared with two other families." This quote shows that it was going to be harder because they had to share a home with 2 other families and would have no privacy.

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finding a place to live - landree

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Couldn't speak english and the kids were years behind in school.

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They had no money and had to learn English to get a certain job so the two kids got enlisted in school, and go some jobs to make some money.

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When the family arrived in America they couldn't find a place to live. On page 113"The three of us, Marion said "lived in one room, with a bathroom in the corridor that we shared with other families."

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that america wanted to be a good country and try there hardest

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They shared a small apartment with 2 other families. Money was tight, so they all got jobs.

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when they first arrived they had no money, no home, no food, no family, and no help. Things got better as time went on and they all got jobs and started making money.

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so two of the many challenges the Blumenthals faced were not knowing the english language very well if at all, and they were years behind in school so they had to be sent back a lot.

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How did you feel when your dad died?

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Hope, I choose hope because through out the whole story the family never lost hope and never gave up. They always believed that they would find happiness and would make it out together. Even after what has happened they still believed they would make it out alive even after papa's death.

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when they first arrived they had no money, no food, no home , no family and no help they had nothing

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I feel like she would want people to know that even when it was hard in times to stick together and keep hope. Marion never failed to keep trying and try and look on the bright side of things so I think she would want readers to do the same.

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I would love to ask Marion about how her relationship was going with Nathaniel. Is she still with him and do they have a family?

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Marion because she was so brave through all of her challanges  and the way she would always push through

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The character that i admired the most is Ruth. Ruth and her family were treated badly, but they were still wholesome people. In the story they were on the train a man that treated them horriblelson had died, and the family still had remorse for them.

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I would like to ask her if she could've asked or told her father one thing before he passed away what it would have been.

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The biggest challenge they faced after arriving to America is when they had nothing to help them survive. They struggled with money, food and finding a place to stay.

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They had no money and no home and as time passed by they started to get jobs and earn money.

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The character I admire most in the story is Papa, even though he didn't make it to the final chapters, he was still holding out hope that his family would make it to America, and they did just that. Another thing I admire about this character is that he still held onto the german-american book showing that he still had hope the family would make it.

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Hope, because the bluementhals never gave up and always looked on the bright side, through whatever situation they were in

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Marion wanted people to have hope for challenges in their life. Also to be thankful for what ever you got, because in her childhood she was thankful for everything she got even though it wasn't much.

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I think she wants us to learn that even in the toughest times to always keep your head up and try and see everything in a postive mind set.

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hope because throughout the whole book the family had hope for what would come for them in the future. and they never gave up when things got hard. They always believed that something good would come

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Marion, she keeps optimism through getting her leg burned, moving back and forth, and her father passing. Until finally her and her family settled down. She finds hope in the smallest of things and if I was experiencing this with the Blumenthals then I would need that kind of hope by my side.

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If there was something in this book you would do differently, what and why?

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The person i admired the most was Ruth, because she knew what was best for her and her children and she had to make a lot of sacrifices.

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I admired the Mom the most because she had to take care of her kids and herself.

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Family, in your toughest times family will always be there and have your back. I chose this as a theme statement because after everything the Bluementhals had been through they still stuck together as a family, and was always there for each other.

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Family Loyalty, because throughout the book, the family doesn't leave each other behind, even in the worst situations. They're always there for each other even though the world has gone to crap.