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It seems that the more money you have, the more stairs you have to climb to your home (8). 
It is a common sight in Phnom Penh to see people on side streets sitting and eating their food (6).

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In Cambodia New Year's is our biggest and most important Holiday.(pg 79)

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"Look at the stars. They are so beautiful and winking at us. I wish I was up there with them and the angels.,. You know the stars are candles in the sky.

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"People rush home to seek relief from the heat,have lunch,take cold showers, and nap before returning back to work at 2 P.M." (pg 1)
 

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" When the planes started dropping bombs in the countryside, many people moved to Phnom Penh. once here, they could not find work and they blamed the government." pg 11
 

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"I hear the unmistakable whizzing of bullets around me" Pg 185
 

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"Keav still lives in Kong Cha Lat, a teenage work camp with about 160 Laborers. The teenagers are separated in two houses, one for the boys and one for the girls." (93)
 

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"Keav still lives in Kong Cha Lat, a teenage work camp with about 160 Laborers. The teenagers are separated in two houses, one for the boys and one for the girls." (93)
 

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"Keav still lives in Kong Cha Lat, a teenage work camp with about 160 Laborers. The teenagers are separated in two houses, one for the boys and one for the girls." (93)
 

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My arms loose and flapping in the wind, I pretend that I am a dragon flying high above the city."  page 10

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¨All right you can go play, ma says with a sigh, I jumpout of the chair and head off to my friends house down the street.¨

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"Keav still lives in Kong Cha Lat, a teenage work camp with about 160 Laborers. The teenagers are separated in two houses, one for the boys and one for the girls." (93)

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"Keav still lives in Kong Cha Lat, a teenage work camp with about 160 Laborers. The teenagers are separated in two houses, one for the boys and one for the girls." (93)

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In my heart I know the truth,But my cannot accept the reality of what this all means.

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"Children in colorful T-shirts and shorts kick soccer balls on sidewalks with their bare feet" Pg 1

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¨My arms loose and flopping in the wind, I pretend that I am a dragon flying high above the city.¨  (10)

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the new year passes over without any celebration or joy

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"These restaurants are not to clean but the hot water kills the germs.

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"On this day, all is quiet and yet i nervously put one foot in front of the other, my eyes scanning the trees around me.'

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The Fact that you can get yourself in and out of situations gives me hope. I see them as a clear sign of cleverness (Pg-4)

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"Though my stomach is full, I still crave salty snack food. The street foods are readily available and always cheap. Cambodians eat constantly, and everything is there to be savored..." (pg. 8).

"Dreaming of food makes my stomach growl with pain" (pg. 80).

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"I hear the unmistakable whizzing of bullets around me" Pg 185

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Children in colorful T-shirts and Shorts kick Soccer balls on the side walks with their bare feet.(1)

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In Cambodia New Year's is our biggest and most important Holiday.(pg 79)

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" When the planes started dropping bombs in the countryside, many people moved to Phnom Penh. once here, they could not find work and they blamed the government." pg 11

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before: "Children in colorful T-shirts and shorts kick soccer balls on the sidewalk with their bare feet, ignoring the grunts and screams of the food cart owners." pg.1

After: "I cannot sleep and have no appetite." pg.51

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"Even with the daily ration of "medicine" I am always hungry" pg 155

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¨after one month of having very little to eat my body is thing all over, except for my stomach and feet¨. (p.83)

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"She feels Geak's small hand gripping her neck and yet she is quiet" (161).

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"Every minute of the day, my stomach grumbles as if it is eating itself" (81).

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"We have a big family, nine in all: Pa, Ma, three boys, and four girls. Fortunately, we have a big apartment that houses everyone comfortably." (7)

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"My arms loose and flapping in the wind, I pretend that I am a dragon flying high above the city."  page 10
"I lift one foot out of the water and scream loudly in fear."   page 134

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i straighten my shoulders and march away firmly, wondering when i will see the again pg.157

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"the pain in my heart hurts so much it becomes physical and attacks my shoulders, back , arms, and neck like hot pins pricking at me"
Pg. 163

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"Look at the stars. They are so beautiful and winking at us. I wish I was up there with them and the angels.,. You know the stars are candles in the sky. Every evening, the angels come out and light them for us, so if we lose our way, we can still see."  (27)

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"Indoors, where the temperature is usually ten degrees cooler, well groomed girls in starched shirts and pleated skirts perch on tall stools behind glass stalls displaying gold and silver jewlery"
"The nights when i do not dream of my family, I have nightmares of something or someone trying to kill me."

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"You three have to leave and go far away" (pg 121)
"People rush home to seek relief from the heat,have lunch,take cold showers, and nap before returning back to work at 2 P.M." (pg 1)

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"There are food carts on every corner, selling everything from ripe mangoes to sugarcane." pg 6

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"The songs and the shouting vendors bounce off of each other, all vying for your attention." P.9

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"No one knows how precious you are. You are a diamond in the rough, and with a little polishing, you will shine,"

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"seven months after the khmer rouge forcefully evacuated us from our home in phnom penh we arrive in the village of ro leap. pg 56

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"seven months after the khmer rouge forcefully evacuated us from our home in phnom penh we arrive in the village of ro leap. pg 56

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"Ma and Pa enjoy taking us to the noodle shop in the morning before pa goes off to work" page 2

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My eyes widen in disbelief . Ma its money I can't use money ."
"Use it it is no use no more ." Ma replies (pg.25)

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"I'm full can I go? I ask swinging my legs even harder." (pg.6)

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"black pants and shorts and a red scarf"(73)

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"I have nightmares of something or someone trying to kill me" (Pg 140)

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"In Phnom Penh, it seems that the more money you have, the more stairs you have to climb to your home". (73)

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"The reality is more painful and tiring than I had imagined"(page134)

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"Sometimes when i feel brave, i walk over to the edge of the railing and look down at the lights below." (100

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"I Beg her to by me cookies while she puts on her gold necklace, ruby earrings, and bracelets."(9

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"Already at 6 A.M. people in phnom penh are rushing and bumping each other on dusty, narrow side streets".  pg 

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"Already at 6 A.M. people in phnom penh are rushing and bumping each other on dusty, narrow side streets".  pg 

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"i see the pain in his face and feel the heaviness in his heart of not being able to bring us food." page 118

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"Waiters and waitressesin black and white uniforms swing open shop doors as the aroma of noodle soup greets waiting customers." P1

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"The wide boulevard sing with the buzz of the motorcycle engine.." (page 1)
"Pa, I'm very hungry and my feet hurt" I yell to him (page 29)

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" children in colorful T-shirts and shorts kick soccer balls..".(1)

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"At night, I like to sit out on our balcony with Pa and watch the world below us pass by." 9
"My stomach knots and I am drenched with sweat." 158

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"The clang and clatter of spoons against the bottom of the bowls, the slurping of hot tea and soup, the smell of garlic, cilantro, ginger, and beef broth in the air make my stomach rumble."
"Children in colorful t-shirts and shorts kick soccer balls on the sidewalk with their bare feet, ignoring the grunts and screams of the food court owners."

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"Though I am sad and many days wish I am dead, my heart continues to beat with life." (121

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"Dreaming of food makes my stomach growl with pain." (pg. 80)
"'Everyone has to honor and sacrifice for Angkar!' the soldiers yell. 'Anyone who refuses Angkar's request is an enemy and will be destroyed!'" (pg. 73)

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"Loung is too smart and clever for people to understand" (5)

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"Sitting on her lap I bounce and laugh as the driver pedals through the congested city streets" (FTKMF, page 2)

"It is hard to make friends because I am afraid to speak, afraid I will blurt out secrets about my family" (FTKMF, page 41)

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"We are very modern... I know we are middle class because of our apartment and the possessions we have." (7)
"Everytime I have to go, I have to walk into the woods by myself to the outhouse. We have used up our paper money and now have nothing to use for toilet paper." (41)

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There you go again encouraging her to behave this way(5)
I am going to kill Pol Pot I hate him and I want to make sure he dies slow and painful. (108)

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"Loung is too smart and clever for people to understand." (pg . 5)

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"Many of my friends live in crowded homes with only two or three rooms for a family of ten" (7).
"I dream of one day owning a red dress to replace the one the soldier burned" (191).

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"Princess Monineath of Cambodia, now she is famous for being proper"(page 3)

"I miss you so much, Pa"(page 121)

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"There are times when I stare at my brother from across the room and search for the martial artist who jumped in the air and made me laugh. But the martial artist is gone now".(8)

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"The nights when i do not dream of my family, I have nightmares of something or someone trying to kill me." (140

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"Sitting in her lap I bounce and laugh as the driver pedals through the congested city streets" (Phnom Penh)(pg 2)

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"I think how the world is still somehow beautiful even when I feel no joy at being alive within it" (102).

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children in colorful T-shirts and shorts kick soccer balls on sidewalks with their bare feet, ignoring the grunts and screams of the food cart owners.

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"Any kind of schooling carried out by anyone without the government's approvalis strictly forbidden" (61).

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"'Pa, who are those men and why is everybody cheering them?'" pg.18
"'The farther I am away from the village, the more my anger overtakes my sadness." pg.123

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my words tug at my heart page 105

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"What are bombs, who's dropping them" Pg.11

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"Phenom pehn city wakes early to take advantage of the cool morning breeze" 1
"the corpses lie decomposing" 191

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"Chou" I whisper to my sister" I am going to kill Pol Pot. I hate him and want to make sure he dies a slow and painful death." ( Pa)(Pg 108)

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"Ma we are starving to death. Many people are dying in the village. Yet the government trades our crops to buy guns and kill more people." 114

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"Though I am sad many days I wish I was dead my heart continues to beat with my life.

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"Please, don't leave. I miss you and I am scared." pg 108 (After takeover)

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"on foe nem i'll slap the sillly out you boy" (ung 7893)

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¨Chou gives Ma some of the very little food we have left, but she will not eat¨(Chapter Pa, page 107)

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"it is afternoon and i am playing hopscotch with my friends"(17)
"I choke as I think of the pain she feels as she watches the soldiers hurt geak."(163)

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Ma and Pa enjoy taking us to a noodle shop in the morning before Pa goes to work. page 2

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"ma and pa enjoy taking us to a noodle shop in the morning before pa goes off to work" 2
"i do not have Keav's arms around me, protecting me, or pa, ma, and Geak by my side, or Khouy and Meng leading the way"  167

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Pa and Ma enjoy taking us to a noodle in the morning before Pa goes off to work (2)
There is no private ownership of animals, land, gardens or even houses (60)

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"I know we are middle class because of our apartment and the possessions we have." (page 7)
"Ma, we are starving to death. Many people are dying in the village. Yet the government trades our crops to buy guns to kill more people." (page 114

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At 6 a.m. people are rushing and bumping into each other. 1
the peasants come by with their wagons and scoop fresh manure to use as topsoil. These girls are picking up dry manure because it is believed to have medical properties. they will boil it in water and drink it like tea. 43

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But since I am strong, it was only after three months of being at the camp when Met Bong told me she had some 'good news' #129
When I was small, much younger than I am now, Pa told me that in a certain Chinese dialect my name, Loung, translates into 'dragon' #10

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"There are food carts on every corner, selling everything from ripe mangoes to sugarcane." pg 6

"The dead families are buried together in one grave. There were times when such scenes terrified me... now I feel nothing." pg 80

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" I return to Pnom Penh on the back of Mengs bike my heart beating wildly as i absorb the lights." page 218

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Don't argue with me, just go and eat something. It's going to be a long trip. 19
Don't eat the vegetables. The village's chief will beat you if you get caught. 77

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street vendor push food carts piled with steamed dumplings, smoked beef, teriyaki sticks roasted peanuts along the sidewalks and being to set up for another day of business. 1
My stomach knots and I am drenched with sweat. 158