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Kamara, Mariatu, and Susan McClelland. The Bite of the Mango. 2008.

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Santigie(Mariatu's half brother) died from a uknown illness. His death shattered Mariatu's heart.

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Mariatu and her family fled to Manarma because of a warning from the government. The government told the people in Mariatu's village to flee because of the rebels coming.

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Mariatu and her cousins had to go back to their village Manarma, to collect some food. They never made it to Manarma. When they were passing a village, there were rebels there and they saw them. The rebels captured every person who was passing the village including Mariatua and her cousins.

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Mariatu has both of her hands cut off by the rebels as a punishment.

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Mariatu met a man who suggested her to go to a hospital in Port Loko or else she will die. He walked with her for a little bit and showed her the way there. Then he left her there on that dirt road.

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On the way to the Port Loko hospital, Martiatu stopped by a village for help. 2 woman helped her get to Port Loko hospital.

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After arriving to the Port Loko hospital, Mariatu was transferred to a different hospital because of her wounds. Driving on the way there, she noticed Ibrahim and Mohamed(her cousins) were also on the same truck headed to the hospital. She was overjoyed.

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Mariatu finds out shes pregnant at the hospital. Mariatu is confused because she doesn't remember anything happening to her.

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Mariatu and her cousin Adamsay, were both reunited in the freetown hospital.

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Alie and Marie(Martiatu's aunt and uncle) also escaped the rebels and ended up at the freetown hospital. Mariatu is reunited with them.

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Mariatu and her relatives moved to a camp that was much dirtier and crowded then the hospital.

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Mariatu finally meets Musa(her first love) while she was walking to her tent in the camp.

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Mariatu is rushed to a hospital because she is having contractions. The female nurse explains to Mariatu that she will have a C-section because something is wrong. A few hours later in the hospital, Mariatu gives birth to a boy.

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Abdul(Mariatu's 10 month old son), died from malnutrition. Mariatu blamed herself for Abdul's death because of the lack of love she gave him.

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Mariatu received clothes and money from a stranger that might take her to Canada.

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Mariatu got to preform in a stadium packed with people. She was part of a theater group.

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Mariatu left for England.

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Mariatu finally received some prosthetic arms while she was in England. She found it difficult to use.

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Mariatu goes back to Freetown when she is 15 years old.

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Mariatu finally flew over to Canada, her dream country. She continued living her life there and would travel across the US to tell her story.