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why did the boat not come

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For Isabel's Story:
Counting Clave

The meaning:
It is not only what she wants to learn, it is also part of the Cuban heritage.

Evidence:
On page 102, the page says “Clave is the hidden heartbeat of whatever Batista or Castro is playing”. So, they use that in their music, and I know that their music is important to them. Like on the boat they were on, they were playing music. In the middle of the night, and then something bad happened. That ruined the moment. =(

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Why does the Nazis party leader keep on speaking up even though he's outnumbered?

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Why did the captain give Josef and the other kids a tour of the lower level of the boat? I mean, the Nazi Party leader was very mean, but I am glad that the Captain was there to tell Shiendick off. He was a big, mean, and tall guy. But, I would be afraid to do that.

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Mahmood

think a symbol for mahmood would be the teenage mutant ninja turtle.
I think it means hope because against all odds mahmood found a teenage mutant ninja along the the shops.

Because he’s been kinda looking at the turtle for hope.

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He's been ending it at a suspenseful moment.Like with isabel and the tanker it just stopped.

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A character who is desperate would be mahmood because him and his family are losing everything  and are gonna go with a smuggler to get to greece

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the author had a suspenseful moment when isabell the boat stopped and the other boat the tanker was speeding toward them

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Somebody who is an oppressor would be for joseph the Nazi party leader
for isabel Lito  he does not like isabel's father and for mahmood the turkish guards at the mall.

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mahmoud was desperate he started to call out for cars and didn't care if he got hit

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The author left the reader on a cliffhanger when in Mahmoud's story, there was finnaly a boat in front of them. "They would finnaly get to Turkey, but what other things will happen on their journey?" Is what I thought when I read that part.

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Why did Mamoud's family go to Turkey even though there was also war there?

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In Isabel's story, Senor Castillo falls over board, but Isabel went in the water to get hime, not worring about her drowning.

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Isabel's boat because it is helping them get to America

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Isabels: Counting clave for Cuban heritage. "Clave is the hidden heartbeat of the people, beneath whatever batista or castro is playing" pg.102
Mahmoud: Ninja turtle. reminds him of brighter and happier days. "The box didn't have any other ninja turtles in it, but Waleed would be excited to get it. Mahmoud hoped so, at least. Waleed didn't seem to get excited about much these days."  pg.91
Josef: The st. louis. Feels joyful, free, and safe on the boat. "as Josef dried his eyes, he realized he hadn't played like this, hadn't laughed like this, for so many years. Josef wished they could stay on board of the st. louis forever" pg. 59

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He left a cliffhanger because Mamhoud saw a boat

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When Senor Castillo fell overboard Isabel dived in too. She had thought of someone else that had happened to

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An example were the guards that wouldn't let Mahmood's family sleep in the mall

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they always leave the chapter on a cliffhanger, especially on something dramatic. For example page 102: "in a flash isabel remembered her Grandmother disappearing under the waves just like that two years ago, and without another thought, Isabel dove in after Señor Castillo."

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it makes us want to read more by puting cliffhangers at the end of a chapter like the end of isabel's chapter

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Whats gonna happen when Mahmou gets on the boat..?

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It ended when the boat was there

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Mahmoud didnt care if he died he got desperate and waved at cara

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why was there a tour of the downstairs of josef's boat even though they knew those people were there?

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in josef's story, when things are good, they will always get worse at one point or another because when they went downstairs they found out at least one of the people in the crew was anti-jewish

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mahmoud's first chapter we read this week ended on a high note even though its the middle of the book so it will probably get worse.

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mahmoud's family got so desperate they went with a smuggler to stay in a place

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josef's ship he is on the ship crew was secretly anti-jewish.