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From early on in the story, it is clear that education and reading are important to Amal. She says, "Without books, what was there to look forward to?" Why does Amal feel this way? 

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From early on in the story, it is clear that education and reading are important to Amal. She says, "Without books, what was there to look forward to?" Why does Amal feel this way? 

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Do you think the order of your birth has a role in shaping who you are? Are there certain responsibilities that come with birth order? If so, what do you think they are?

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Do you think the order of your birth has a role in shaping who you are? Are there certain responsibilities that come with birth order? If so, what do you think they are?

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“Maybe then I would not have learned that they thought being a girl was such a bad thing.” (p. 21)What do you think about this quote? How does it make you feel when you think about the story?

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“Maybe then I would not have learned that they thought being a girl was such a bad thing.” (p. 21)What do you think about this quote? How does it make you feel when you think about the story?

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Have your parents ever placed expectations on you that you felt were unfair? Describe the situation and how you either worked through it, or how you could work through it in the future.

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Have your parents ever placed expectations on you that you felt were unfair? Describe the situation and how you either worked through it, or how you could work through it in the future.

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Parvin was described as "... the invisible arm propping the family up." Who are some people in your life that you would describe as an invisible arm propping you up? What would make you say that?

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Parvin was described as "... the invisible arm propping the family up." Who are some people in your life that you would describe as an invisible arm propping you up? What would make you say that?

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“His voice was ice water poured down my spine.”(p.61) This is an example of where the author usesfigurative language. Explain what you think it means based on what you read.

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“His voice was ice water poured down my spine.”(p.61) This is an example of where the author usesfigurative language. Explain what you think it means based on what you read.

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Jawad Sahib's voice was low and evilly powerful. It is so scary to Amal that it makes her shiver, like ice water would.

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Books are very important to our education because they give us new ideas and knowledge. Reading helps Amal because she wants to go to college and to become a teacher. Reading helps her learn more about the world and it helps her escape.

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I don't think our birth has a role in shaping who we are. For me only ourselves can decide who we want to be. Just because Amal is the oldest doesn't mean she should have to stay home. Friends or family could have helped instead.

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Amal feels this way because she would like to be a teacher when she grows up. Also because she loves school. Reading makes her happy and interested in the world inside the book. From the book, she explains in her emotions that she loves school and reading.

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Amal is feeling this way because she has nothing to do if she does not read any books.  Reading is important because it is one of the only sources that the information is true.  It makes you smarter,  without books, she will not get much smarter.   Education is important because it could help you get better job and it can help you prepare for your future.

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In the beginning of the story“Amal Unbound” she wanted to be great at school and become a teacher. In the book she said “Without books, what was there to look forward to?”, Amal feels this way because she has a passion for being a teacher and she wants to read more and more to contain more knowledge. Also her friend Omar from the boys school across the block brings books for here so she can read them.

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The order of your birth does shape who you are if your the oldest you have a lot more responsibility like taking care of the younger one’s or being able to stay up longer than the youngest.There is also a lot more responsibility that come with the oldest and the youngest the youngest does not get blamed as much as the oldest even though the youngest is the one that gets the oldest in trouble.The middle kid does not get in trouble that much but does not always get attention.

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I feel like the order of your birth has a role in shaping who you are. For example if you are the oldest then you would have more responsible. Such as helping around the house or taking care of the youngest.  The youngest have less resonsiblets but still should help out. Such as getting good grades or pick up after themselves around the house.  For example I have three brothers two older than me and a youngest.  Since I am in the middle I have to help clean and take care of my youngest brother and sometimes I will cook for them. This is why I think that your birth order does have a role in shaping who you are, because it gives youresponsibilities.

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Amal feels this way because her family lives in Pakistan which doesn't have many things to do. Amal wants to be a teacher when she is older and learning is very important to her. Her mom is pregnant with a baby on the way and she is worried for her mothers safety.  She wants to get a better education so she gets good grades and read often and she loves to learn.

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Yes reading is important because when you grow up you will be reading everything. Amal wanted to be the first person in her family to be a teacher. That why she's studying hard.

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Yes i think sibling order matters, because when you get a new child  your family gives more attention to the younger one. Since the younger one has more attention you have less. There will be more responsibilities and rules in the house of what to do for the new sibling.

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I think that the order of your birth is responsible for the type of person you are  because as the leader of the pack, firstborns often tend to be over achievers, controlling,and cautious.

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I do think that birth order is important because the older one has to look out for the young ones. There are some responsibilities for being the older one like taking care of your siblings and loving your siblings and make them not hate you.

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Amal feels this way because where she lives there is one schools for girls and other for boys so and if she had no books Amal would have nothing to do after school or before school.

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I think the order of when you and your siblings were born has a role in shaping who I am. Since I am the middle child I feel left out and forgotten. I have an older sister and a younger sister. My older sister can usually go anywhere and get anything she wants. My younger sister gets away with anything. This relates to Amal because she has to take care of all her younger siblings, but she mostly gets anything she wants.

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I think birth order places a role in shaping who you are because For my brother there are certain responsibilities because you have to take care of your younger siblings. You can’t teach them anything like lying, doing dangerous activities, dont tell , It's worse to be an older sibling because you can’t start yelling at them. It’s also worst to be an older sibling because parents are more strict on older kids. This is why birth order is shaping your life.

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I think that birth order does matter in shaping who we are because if your the youngest out of everyone you get the most attention. If you are the oldest child you will have to take care of your siblings when your parents are not home. You also might have to cook and clean the house if your the oldest. But if the youngest you might not need to do anything.

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I think birth order has a role shaping you who you are. The older child the parents are harder on them because when the parents are gone they half to take care of you. The young child kind of have an easier time.

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I think the reason Amal Says "Without books, what was there to look forward to?" because when shé grows up she wants to be a teacher. It is hard to be a teacher without being smart. Her love for reading makes her a good student and means she is highly educated.

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The book said “Maybe then I would not have learned that they thought being a girl was such a bad thing.” When I hear this quote I think the quote means that that they are depressed and disappointed because of the girl. They wanted a boy because normally moms are happy with girls but also hope that they have a boy for the dad. They would want a boy so the child would have a dad to look up too. There would also be a greater chance for higher education for the son.

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I do think the order your born will determine who you. This is because the eldest will get more responsibility like taking care of the younger kids or babysitting. If you are younger the parents may go lighter one you .

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Amal feels this way because she wants to be a teacher when she grows up. She also loves to learn and read. School makes her very happy. It gives her the knowledge she needs to be a teacher.

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What I think about this quote is that people think boys are better than girls. I don't like that this quote means this because everyone should be treated fairly. This quote makes me feel sad or mad when I think about this story. I feel sad because girls would also want to go to college and get a good education like boys do.

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What I  think about this quote is that they are sad that it was a girl and they wish it was a boy. It makes me feel sad because she really did not know how her parents felt Amal thought  “ Is that how my parents felt when they had my sister and me? ” Amal said.

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I think Amal feels this way because she loves school so much and she wants to learn more than she already knows.”Parvin can clean up the house and take care of the girls, she does not mind , “ said Amal. Also Amal wants to be a teacher.

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Amal enjoys reading books because it is something to look forward to. She feels like that because she has nothing to do in Pakistan.  When she reads she can just relax and doesn't have to worry about anything. She also wants to be a teacher when she grows up so she might try to get a better education through reading.

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I think birth order does shape who you are and there are responsibilities that come with being eldest. Amal helps take care of her sisters and gets them what they need.

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When I hear the quote “Amal wishes that she didn't know that her parents thought being a girl was such a bad thing” this makes me think Amal’s parents are unhappy with their own baby. Amal’s parents should stop making Amal stay home from school with this baby. The Mom should just accept that she gave birth to another girl.

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My parents never placed me expectations that were never unfair.  Amal parents had her stay home from school to watch the baby.  Amal is the best student in class.  But now she is not allowed to go back to school because she has to take care of her mom.  Amal got hit by a car that was his landlord.  The landlord took her pomegranate, and she talked back to him.  Amal’s parents at first wanted her to apologize, and when the landlord came the next day, he wanted Amal to work as his servant.

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Yes, my parents placed expectations on me that I found unfair. My parents always tell me that I only have 15 minutes to clean my room. What I do to resolve it is that I ask my parent to give me at least 1 hour to clean my room. So, we always do agree on giving me at the minimum 1 hour but I always have to remind her that I atleast have 1 hour. This relates to Amal because when her father always expects Amal to be nice to people no matter who they are. When Amal got mad at Jawad Sahib ( Khans Son) and she yelled at him and stormed off. The next day everyone knew about Amal and her accident with Jawad Sahib and her dad figured out that she did that and got real mad. Amals dad was also worried because he owes money to Jawad Sahib. To summarize this Amal's dad is worried that he owes Jawad money and Amal yelled at Jawad.

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When the author said “His voice was ice water poured down my spine” she means Jawad Sahib’s voice was very loud and mean. He meant what he said. I think Jawad Sahib wanted people to be frighten with his voice.

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My parents have had expectations that I felt were unfair. For example they expect my to get good grades. They also so expect me to not drop out or fail in school. I feel like this is unfair because they don’t tell my bothers to do the same, so they just expect me to follow through with school. Since one of my brother dropped out of school to help his daughter. My other brother just doesn’t care about his grades and in general school. Therefore my little bother does the same. This is why I feel like it is unfair because they just expect me to follow through with school.

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Yes, my parents placed expectations on me that I found unfair. My parents always tell me that I only have 15 minutes to clean my room. What I do to resolve it is that I ask my parent to give me at least 1 hour to clean my room. So, we always do agree on giving me at the minimum 1 hour but I always have to remind her that I atleast have 1 hour. This relates to Amal because when her father always expects Amal to be nice to people no matter who they are. When Amal got mad at Jawad Sahib ( Khans Son) and she yelled at him and stormed off. The next day everyone knew about Amal and her accident with Jawad Sahib and her dad figured out that she did that and got real mad. Amals dad was also worried because he owes money to Jawad Sahib. To summarize this Amal's dad is worried that he owes Jawad money and Amal yelled at Jawad.

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I think if you are older, you have a lot of responsibilities. For example, you need to let your parents know where you are and to help with everything your parents ask.

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Jawad Sanib voice was villainous and had a low tone to it making him sound like he was going to do something bad at any minute.  I believe the author wanted to make him sound very alarming and with him having such as evil voice it makes this character stand out more as an antagonist.

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The quote “his voice was ice water poured down my spine” means that his voice sounds very cold and uncomfortable. The author probably put that in there because at the time when it happened Amal was about to get in a lot of trouble by Jawad Sahab because of what happened with the pomegranate.

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I can make a connection about "The invisible arm propping the family up." My connection is Johnny in "The Outsiders." Johnny kept all of the Greasers together. He kept them together because he didn't want anything to go wrong and he was very nice an didn't want to hurt anyone. He was a little like Parvin.

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Amal feels this way because she wnat to be a teacher when she grows up. If she can't go to school she wont be able to be a teacher. SInce that is her dream she is really sad that she cant do her work to become a teacher.

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Response 1: My parents played expectations on me. One of them would be a grade on a test.  I felt like it was unfair but I studied a lot so the wanted me to get a certain grade.

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My parents always put expectations on me that don't seem fair. One expectation that they put on me is to wash my dads car and do my homework later. I worked it out by telling them that I have to finish my homework then I clean the car. If it comes to other situations like going out to eat and then do my homework late at night. It gets tough when you get more homework then your used to.

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I think that when the author said “His voice was ice water poured my spine.” she meant that Jawad Sahib’s voice sounded scary. She could have also meant that the word made her shiver like if ice water getting poured on her.

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My parents never placed expectations on unfair expectations. Amal parents did place unfair expectations on her by letting her stay at the house and taking care of her young sibling. I think she should do and just wait until her father gets the money to pay Jawad Sahib.

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My parents has me do something that felt unfair. It was when i play sports they expect me to do everything. If I do something wrong then they get mad at me. When it happens I some time inorge them or mock them if I am not near them.

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My invisible arm is Luci because she is always there when I need her. For example when I am up until 1:00 am doing my homework she is helping me every step of the way. Another example is that she would sit on the bleacher during the track practice and cheer me on and as a result I would push myself to go faster and get better timing.

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My parent have put expectations on me like every single day I have to walk 25 minutes to school which I think is unfair. And have to do laundry once a week. But soon I will take the bus.

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Kamryn's Response         Drayton Valley, Alberta

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Kamryn's Response         Drayton Valley, Alberta

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I think that the quote means he was talking powerfully and his voice seemed cold. I also think that his voice was making Amal uncomfortable and she was shivering because Jawa Sahib was making her scared from his powerful voice.

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Hi i'm Kamryn from Drayton Valley Alberta.Thanks for letting me do the padlet.

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Amal’s father gets charged money every day Amal stays at the estate. That money pays for her food, room, and board. That charge gets added on to her father’s current debt. Amal is working at the estate to pay off her father’s debt. She has to live at the estate. Will her debt ever get paid off? Create and share a picture to show your thinking. How do you feel about this situation??

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Amal’s father gets charged money every day Amal stays at the estate. That money pays for her food, room, and board. That charge gets added on to her father’s current debt. Amal is working at the estate to pay off her father’s debt. She has to live at the estate. Will her debt ever get paid off? Create and share a picture to show your thinking. How do you feel about this situation??

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The picture I am showing you is a picture of a mountain of money like the det that Amal is in. That she owse for her living there and food she eats including the money they already owes. If Amal keeps living there then she the dept will keep growing and growing and she will never go home.

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I don't think that Amal's debt is going to be paid off because it is probably taking forever to pay off her Dads debt and by the time she pays of her dads debt her debt is going to be over the roof. I wonder if her Dad is even working for her debt to be paid off? If the amount goes up everyday then it will be to much for her Dad to pay. It is probably hard for Amal because she can't live with her family but at least she has a good person to talk to. I think this unfair because she didn't do anything bad to Jawad except taking the pomegranate.

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I think the quote ¨His voice was like ice water poured down my spine¨ means that Jawad Sahibs voice sent a chill or shiver down Amal's spine like ice water would. Jawad Sahibs voice was probably scary or frightening to Amal for that to happen.

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Amal's parents have set unfair rules or expectations.For example, Amal was forced to stay home from school to watch the baby. Furthermore, Amal had to stay home and clean the house. She was also stuck with watching and occupying her sisters until her mom was feeling better.

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Sydney Miller and Gabby Peake, Powell River, .B.C., Canada..

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Sydney Miller and Gabby Peake, Powell River, .B.C., Canada..

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If I was in that position I would be scared I would be upset and sad at the same time!!..:]

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I think that Jawad Sahibs voice is very frightening and frightens people. - sofia BC Canada Powell river

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I think order of birth will have impact on daily life. If you are the oldest you will probably have more responsibility but I think having Amal stay home and work untill her mother got better is not very fair. Her siblings could have took turns with amal. But once the siblings grow up to be the age you are now then they will do almost exactly what you did.

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I think it only has a part of who you become when your older you might be more responsible if you were the oldest sibling but i think you can still choose who you want to be when your older

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My family and friends, Because they help me stay strong and care for me.

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My mom gives me unfair expectations because i am the oldest.She expects me to do everything like babysit my brother when we are home alone

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At this point in the novel, what do you think is the theme of Amal Unbound? Support your claim with evidence and examples from the book.

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At this point in the novel, what do you think is the theme of Amal Unbound? Support your claim with evidence and examples from the book.

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Amal has a great relationship with both of her teachers, Miss Sadia and Asif at the literacy center. Who are some of your favorite teachers and how have they changed you and your views?

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Amal has a great relationship with both of her teachers, Miss Sadia and Asif at the literacy center. Who are some of your favorite teachers and how have they changed you and your views?

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I think the main theme is when Amal stood up for what she believed in when the policemen came. One example is when the policemen came to the estate to look for Jawad Sahib. Amal stood up for the estate and Jawad Sahib. Amal told the police officers to get out because she didn’t want the estate to be dirty.

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I think his voice was scary and felt freezing cold cause he was EVIL and it was strong too.

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BY Evan D.V. A.B.

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The theme of Amal Unbound is that Amal tries to to stand up to herself. For example, in the novel,  she was hit by a car, she refuse to give up her pomegranate.  She yells at Jawad Sahib for hitting her with the car and taking her pomegranate.   She stood up for herself for an education.

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I think the theme is that You don’t appreciate what you have till it’s gone Amal didn’t really appreciate her sibling till they were taken away from her. She didn't really appreciate them because she thought she would have them her whole life but then it just was taken away from her. Don’t just think that your going to have something your whole life because it could be taken away from you. It happened to amal because jawad took her to the estate and took her family away from  her. When you have something that some people don't have then you have to appreciate it.

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The theme of Amal unbound is to not lose hope to what you believe in. Without hope and beliefs there is no change for both real and fantasy characters. For example, Amal stands up to Jawad, Nabila, and others to have her voice heard. As in the authorś note of the novel, “doing the right thing despite the risks it may involve is the bravest thing there can be.”

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What does it mean to be brave? How is Amal brave?

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What does it mean to be brave? How is Amal brave?

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We don’t see Amal reuniting with her family. Instead, we see Amal walking to her village and wondering what will happen next in her life. What do you think happened next?

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We don’t see Amal reuniting with her family. Instead, we see Amal walking to her village and wondering what will happen next in her life. What do you think happened next?

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Amal has a great relationship with her teachers more than some people can have relationships with their own teacher. I don't have that great relationship with my teachers but I do have a good relationship. My best relationships are ussually with my math teachers because they always push me harder and harder to be good at math. But this year all of my teachers have pushed me to my limits and even if I didn't do well at all in one of my other classes, my teacher pushed me to my limits and get my grade back up.

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What it means to be brave is to be not afraid of what the future holds. Amal is brave for taking the pomegranate from Jawad and taking the books from the library.

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What it means to be brave is to stick up for yourself and others. Brave could also mean you can do something that others wouldn't like a huge rollercoaster. Amal is brave because she rejected the police to come in and in the end of the book she was brave by telling
Asif about the death. if she didn't tell anyone it could get worse. Finally, that was a really brave thing she did and she did the right thing.

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I think that the theme of the book is that the decisions you make can affect your future. For example, if Amal had had given the pomegranate to Jawda she would not be living in his estate. This shows how Amal didn’t make a good decisions. As in she could have let her dad pay off the dept. So that she could still be living with her family.

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Being brave means to be ferless his mean not to be scraced of anything you face. For a reson amal did not hesatate when she told Asif that Jwad killed someone.

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Being brave means to be ferless his mean not to be scraced of anything you face. For a reson amal did not hesatate when she told Asif that Jwad killed someone.

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I think when Amal gets to her house she will take care of lubna and not be called a guest