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Salva was sad because his best friend just died. "it had taken him away, leaving only a few splotches of blood near the path" (41).

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Salva is at the refugee and wants to leave and work so that he could get food and water. "He wanted desperately to work."(85) Also he even "dreamed of saving money so that one day he would leave the camp and continue his education somehow." (85)

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Salva feels unwanted because Salva thinks that the Dinka tribes are gonna leave him like the others had. "He is a child. He will slow us down."(21)

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Salva was happy because he helped Southern Sudan from dieing.

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salva had heard a voice and he found out that it was "Uncle! he cried out and ran into the mans arms" (pg.34)

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Slavas friend went missing and salva was sad in the text it was  discribed as "A cold fist seemed to grip salvas heart."(38)

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Slavas friend went missing and salva was sad in the text it was  discribed as "A cold fist seemed to grip salvas heart."(38)

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Salva was hasty because when he was eating his food he ate it fast which caused him and the group to coontiue to trow upfor example"After so many weeks of starvation his stomach rebelled mightly he had spent most of his night vomiting."(36)

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Salva was happy because he had school and he had a family to come  home to.  "Most of the time, Salva was glad to be able to go to school" (3). "He and his brothers, along with the son's of his father's other wives, would walk with the herds to the water holes, where there was good grazing" (3).

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The lady he's staying with is leaving to go to a village near by so Salva can't stay with her no longer. " Salva stared at her as panic rose inside him. Why can't I go with her,"(18) Salva felt worried because he doesn't know where he will go sense shes leaving and he can't go with her.

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Salva has just lost Marial and is in disrepair he still walks the lions territory.In the book it says "shook with terror inside"(40) Ch. 7

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Salva felt worthless because everyone thought he was going to slow them down

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Salva is sad and misses Marial his life feels useless and blank. "clung to uncle like a baby"(40) Ch. 7

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he was waiting for days five long months

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he was waiting for days five long months

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mad

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salva was terified because his friend died he was realy scared. "clung like a baby" (40)

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because they leave her alone

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"they rode in a truck from Ifo refugee camp to a processing center in Nairobi" (91)

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Salva has hope because he wants to see his family again."Where is my family,"(10)

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Salva had the hope to find her mother and he thinks that a woman with a orange scarf it's her mother. "Orange... an orange headscarf"(68).

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Salva is strong because the thought of seeing his family again gives him strength."If I die,I will never see my family again."(12)

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Salva is childish because on the very first page it states ¨The tears were hot on Salvas face. Where had everyone gone? Why had they left without taking him?¨ This shows he is Childish because it tells the reader is is expecting everyone else to keep him safe. (15)

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salva is happy near the end of the book because he got a chance to see his father "i am your son. salva."(104)

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salva had never seen anything like the desert(52)

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salva had never seen anything like the desert(52)

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"The soldiers were forcing some of them into the water, prodding them with their rifle butts, shooting into the air." (77)

"The walk began again. Walking-but to where?" (79) "Why are they shooting at us?"

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Salva is walking through the desert "It was the hardest thing Salva had ever done." (53)

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"Salva looked side to side in panic."(6)

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Salva was happy because he help Southern Sudan from Dieing. "thank you for bringing the water . the man smiled whats your name he asked i'm Nya i am so happy to see you, Nya he said My name is Salva." (115)

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Salva was happy because he help Southern Sudan from Dieing. "thank you for bringing the water . the man smiled whats your name he asked i'm Nya i am so happy to see you, Nya he said My name is Salva." (115)

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Salva had never been so hungry. He stabled along somehow moving one foot ahead of the other not noticing the ground. ''One a hollow in his stomach but now a deep buzzing pain in every part of him" (23)

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salva stubbed his bare toe on the rock (53)

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salva stubbed his bare toe on the rock (53)

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salva is hurt

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“Whenever he found himself losing hope, Salva would take a deep breath and think of his uncle’s words.” (110)

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"would you like to drink"

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“He found the English language quite confusing.” (99)

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Salva is walking through the desert "The pain was terrible. Salva tried to bite his lip."

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"The soldiers were forcing some of them into the water, prodding them with their rifle butts, shooting into the air. (77)

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"It was good to make a friend." (30)

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on the plain drinking a coke “And with each sip he remembered his family…sharing and laughing together.” (93)

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salva had finally found someone from his family "He was glad to see uncle again" (pg. 35)

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salva is struggling to the surface of the water " When his vision cleared, he saw why the boy had let go: He was floating with his head down, blood streaming from a bullet hole..."

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confused                                   she cant go then her family won't find him

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confused                                   she cant go then her family won't find him

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“…by the end of the first day, Salva had become the leader of a group of about fifteen hundred boys.” ( 80)

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“Uncle had helped him get through the desert that way, bit by bit, one step at a time.  Perhaps…perhaps Salva could get through life at the camp in the same way” (72).

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Salva is in the desert and his uncle was shot "There is no one left to help me. They think I am weak and useless."

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“Do you see that group of bushes?” Uncle said, pointing. “You need only to walk as far as those bushes.  Can you do that, Salva Mawien Dut Ariik?” (53).

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“Salva staggered forward with yet another enormous load of reeds in his arms.  Everyone was busy”( 43).

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Salva is starving but meets a lady that only has questions instead of answers. " He chewed every nut into paste before he swallowed, that trying to make each one last as long as he could,"( 17)

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"salva would talk to them, encourage them, coax and persuade them.

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"I can't go to another country, Salva thought. If I do, my family will never find me..." (30)

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He had managed to save one last piece of honeycomb and had wrapped it carefully in a leaf.”

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"Mother! Mother, please!" Salva opened his mouth to call out again. But the words did not come. Instead, he closed his mouth, lowered his head, and turned away." (71)

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When Salva was in the truck he "was too excited to sleep" (91)

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on the plain drinking a coke “And with each sip he remembered his family…sharing and laughing togethe

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"It was the rainy season. Swollen by the rains, the Gilo's current would be merciless.The Gilo was well known for something else, too. Crocodiles." (75)

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“But at least he was not alone now, and that knowledge was stronger than the uncertainty about what the woman might do or say to him. “

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When Salva was in the plane and looking at other families he kept on thinking, "What if they have changed their minds?" (94)

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“A soldier approached Salva and raised his gun…. ‘If I die now, I will never see my family.’  Somehow, this thought strengthened him enough to keep him from collapsing in terror.”

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Salva is walking through the desert and is losing hope but "he was somehow able to keep his wounded feet moving forward."

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"one step at a time... one day at a time. just today-just this day to get through... Salva told himself this everyday. He told the boys in the group too. And one day at a time, the group made its way to Kenya. More than twelve hundred boys arrived safely." (82)

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Salva is confused, because now that his life is flipped upside down, because his life changed

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Salva was left at the barn alone. "They had left him."(13)

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“Salva stubbed his bare toe on a rock, and his whole toenail came off” (53).

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The group treated Salva to made him feel useless. "They think I am weak and useless"(66).

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Salva held his breath as he scanned the faces, one by one. "Then the air left his lungs and seemed to take all hope with it.

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"The walking seemed easier now that Salva had something in his belly." (28)

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Salva was thankful,  because he got the chance to come to the US and this was a chance for him to start a new life. On chapter 16 it states " His new family helped... All of them were kind to him" (98)

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"Salva did not know if any of the aid workers would take the time to teach him." (87)