Rakshita R. Refugee Padlet by Rakshita Raajesh https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l Refugee Unit 2018-2019 en-us 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC 2025-04-11 12:40:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Notice & Note: Memory Moment rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931213 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931213 Notice & Note: Memory Moment Video rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931216 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931216 Exit Ticket #1 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931218 Why do you think the author included the flashback in Chapter 2? What does it add/reveal? 

I think the author included the flashback to let us know what happens when Cuban citizens try to escape to the USA. It reveals Isabel's father was a victim and what could possibly happen to Ivan and his family. This could contribute to the plot later in the book.]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931218 Chapter 1 Significant Events rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931219 - Nazis break into Joseph's house.
- Joseph's father is arrested for practicing law.
- Joseph and his father are asked to leave Germany in 14 days.

]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931219 Chapter 2 Significant Events rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931220 -Ivan and his father are secretly making a boat to escape to the North.
- Isabel hears the sound of glass shattering.
- Isabel's father went to jail for one 
year for trying to escape to the North.]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931220 Chapter 3 Significant Events rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931221 - Mahmoud saw two boys beating another boy.
- Mahmoud and Khalid drifted apart after getting bullied by other boys.
- The Arab Spring came over to Syria and caused many people to riot and protest against the government.]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931221 Chapter 4 Significant Events rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931223 - Joseph and his family are leaving to Cuba.
- Joseph takes his armband off and walks through the German compartment.
- A Hitler Youth identifies him as a Jew.
- When Joseph wen to school his teacher pointed out the differences between Jews and Germans.

]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931223 Chapter 5 Significant Events rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931224 - Isabel found her grandfather and father in the riots.
- Isabel went to stop the police officer from arresting and beating her father.
- Ivan's brother protected them from getting hurt.
- Isabel's father has to leave Cuba.]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931224 Chapter 6 Significant Events rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931225 - A missile is launched at their apartment.
- Mahmoud is hurt from the damage and is looking for his family.
- The whole outside wall of their apartment is gone.]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931225 Chapter 7 Significant Events rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931226 - The 🤬 officer lets Joseph get away with sneaking onto the German train.
- Joseph, Ruthie, and their mother find Joseph's father.
-The family climbs aboard the St. Louis.

]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931226 Homework: Vocabulary Words for 3/11-3/15 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931227 Complete the posts for the five words below. The posts have already been made for you. Your posts need to include: 
1. Dictionary definition 
2. Sentence from the book 
3. Your own sentence using the word
4. An image/picture that helps you remember the MEANING of the word. 

*There is an example post below.

§ Chapter 1 – Dismissive (p.4)
§ Chapter 2 – Intently (p.11)
§ Chapter 3 – Indignation (p.17)
§ Chapter 4 – Inferior (p.23)
§ Chapter 5 – Turmoil (p.28)

*Use the link below to get to the words in the sentences from the book. 

]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931227 Chapter 1: Dismissive rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931228 1. Word: Dismissive
2. Dictionary definition: Refusing to consider someone or something seriously.
3. Sentence from the book: The Brownshirt scowled at the noise and gave the men carrying Aaron Landau a dismissive wave.
4. My sentence: The teacher was dismissive when George shouted out a wise crack.

]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931228 Chapter 2: Intently rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931229 1. Word: Intently
2. Dictionary definition: Something that is intended; an aim or purpose.
3. Sentence from the book: She listened now, intently, trying to hear the heartbeat of Cuba in her own music.
4. My sentence: John focused intently on her test.]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931229 Chapter 3: Indignation rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931230 1. Word: Indignation
2. Dictionary definition: Anger aroused by something perceived as unjust, mean, or unworthy.
3. Sentence from the book:  Mahmoud watched as these two boys attacked the boy with the bread, a boy he didn’t even know. He felt the stirrings of indignation, of anger, of sympathy.
4. My sentence: Lily was filled with indignation after being blamed for something she didn't do.]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931230 Chapter 4: Inferior rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931231 1. Word: Inferior
2. Dictionary definition: Low or lower in order, degree, or rank.
3. Sentence from the book: After Herr Meier had called him in front of the class to show how Jews were inferior to real Germans, Josef had returned to his seat next to Klaus...
4. My sentence: Captain Rodgers felt inferior to his majors.

]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931231 Chapter 5: Turmoil rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931233 1. Word: Turmoil
2. Dictionary definition: A state of extreme confusion or agitation;  commotion or tumult.
3. Sentence from the book: In all the turmoil, a policeman caught up with her father and grabbed him by the arm.
4. My sentence: During the turmoil of 9/11 many firefighters came to rescue the people.]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931233 Example Vocabulary Post rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931234
  • Word: Synagogue
  • Dictionary definition: A building where Jewish people meet for religious worship.
  • Sentence from the book: "Other Jewish homes and businesses and synagogues were destroyed all over Germany," pg. 5
  • My sentence: When I was in middle school, my best friend went to her synagogue every Friday for her Jewish service. 


    • ]]>     2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931234     Warm-Up #1 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931235 Create a Padlet. ]]> 2019-03-11 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/339931235 Warm-Up 3/13 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/340849772 Share your Padlet with Ms. Mac. 
    1) Click on the Share button at the top of the web page. 

    2) Change the setting to Public.
     
    3) Click "Share/Export/Embed". 

    4) Click "Copy link to this Padlet".
     
    5) Paste your link to the assignment on Google Classroom. Do not post it as a comment, rather as an assignment submission. 

    ]]>     2019-03-13 13:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/340849772     Exit Ticket 3/13 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/340849989 What do you think unalienable means? 

    -DO NOT look it up in the dictionary. It's not about getting it right, it's about doing the thinking work! 

    -Describe what clues in the text helped you figure out its meaning. 

    -Cite evidence from the text (exact words). ]]>     2019-03-13 13:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/340849989     3/13 Homework rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/340850120 1) Read the back of the "Universal Human Rights". 

    2) Complete one question REALLY well. It needs to include a claim, evidence, and reasoning. 
    *Use a separate sheet of paper if you need to! ]]>     2019-03-13 13:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/340850120     Warm-Up 3/15 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/341732511 Copy this post to YOUR padlet, and then answer the question below. 

    What 4 things should we consider significant events when reading a narrative? 
    We should consider memory moments, conflicts, the introduction of a new IMPORTANT character, and events that foreshadow.]]>     2019-03-15 13:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/341732511     3/18 Homework: Vocabulary Word rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/342545423 Complete the posts for the word below. Your post needs to include:
    1. Dictionary definition
    2. Sentence from the book
    3. Your own sentence using the word
    4. An image/picture that helps you remember the MEANING of the word.

    Word: Instigate (p. 42)

    *There is an example post below.

    Word: Instigate
    1. Dictionary definition: To initiate or bring about, often by inciting.
    2. Sentence from the book: We cannot continue guarding the borders of the United States while they send their CIA to instigate riots in Havana.
    3. My sentence: The 🤬 Party instigated anger among the Jewish people.]]>     2019-03-18 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/342545423     Chapter 8 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/344806894 - Fidel Castro announces that there will be no charges for people that try to travel to another country.
    - Isabel and her family decide to join Ivan and his family to escape.
    - Isabel trades her trumpet and her cat for gasoline.]]>     2019-03-25 13:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/344806894     Chapter 9 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/344806974 - Mahmoud and his family escape the bombing at their apartment.
    - Mahmoud and his family have to leave Aleppo.]]>     2019-03-25 13:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/344806974     Chapter 10 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/344807102 - Joseph and his new friends play tricks on the passengers.
    - Joseph enjoys his experience on the St. Louis.]]>     2019-03-25 13:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/344807102     Chapter 11 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/344808005 - Isabel's and Ivan's families board the boat.
    - Louis and his girlfriend climb aboard as well, endangering the families aboard.
    - There is a hole in the side of the boat. ]]>     2019-03-25 13:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/344808005     Chapter 12 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/345249946 - Soldiers pull them aside and get in the car.
    - While driving, people start shooting at them.
    - They climb into the ditch and are left with the phone and money.]]>     2019-03-26 13:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/345249946     Chapter 13 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/345251160 - Joseph has his bar mitzwa
    - A passenger asks to remove Hitler's photo.
    - Renata and Evelyne lock all the stalls and Joseph says it's wrong.]]>     2019-03-26 13:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/345251160     Basic Rights rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/345264823 - Article #20
    - Article #25
    - Article #17
    - Article #18
    - Article #26
    - Article #23
    - Article #3
    - Article #25
    - Article #1]]>     2019-03-26 14:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/345264823     Rights You Need to Fight For rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/345265998 - Article #29
    - Article #15
    - Article #19
    - Article #14
    - Article #13
    - Article #2
    - Article #4

    ]]>     2019-03-26 14:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/345265998     Chapter 14 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347165176 - Lito introduces the picture of Fidel Castro.
    - Lito flirts with Amara and they start playing music and dancing.
    - The motor sputters to a stop.]]>     2019-04-01 13:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347165176     Chapter 15 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347166596 - Mahmoud and his family pass the border to Turkey.
    - The smuggler is ready to take Mahmoud and his family.]]>     2019-04-01 13:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347166596     Chapter 16 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347167806 - Joseph and other kids are given a tour of the St. Louis.
    - A 🤬 supporter stops them and tells them they are not allowed to be here.
    - The supporter insults Jews and Joseph realizes the bottom deck is the real world.

    ]]>     2019-04-01 13:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347167806     Chapter 17 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347169505 - Lito encloses he has a brother in Miami and that they shouldn't have left Cuba.
    - A tanker is headed toward them.]]>     2019-04-01 13:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347169505     Chapter 18 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347615627 - The smuggler said the boat would only come the next day.
    - Mahmoud and his family need someplace to stay so a boy shows them to a old mall.
    - Mahmoud misses Waleed and his old personality]]>     2019-04-02 13:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347615627     Chapter 19 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347616488 - Joseph and his father go to a funeral at sea.
    - The 🤬 leader declares it is apart of German law that the 🤬 flag is to be raised.
    - Joseph's dad and the captain refuse.]]>     2019-04-02 13:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/347616488     Chapter 20 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/348920465 - The tanker heads toward Isabel's boat as they frantically try to start the boat.
    - Louis gets the motor to start and they get out of the way.
    - When a wave crashes on their boat, Senor Castillo falls out.
    - Isabel dives into the water to help because she remembers her grandmother sinking.]]>     2019-04-05 13:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/348920465     Chapter 21 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/348921398 - The smuggler tells Mahmoud and his family the boat will come tomorrow for the past week. 
    - Turkish men say they have to pay rent to continue staying in the mall.
    - Mahmoud finds a Syrian man that said Mahmoud and his family could stay in his agency.
    - The smuggler tells them the boat is ready and this time the boat is actually there.]]>     2019-04-05 13:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/348921398     Chapter 22 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351643681 -The St. Louis was stopped for medical procedures before they were allowed into Cuba.
    - Joseph slapped his father to make him less jittery and help him pass the medical exam.
    - The Cuban officer said the boat would only be allowed tomorrow.]]>     2019-04-15 13:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351643681     Chapter 23 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351643752 - Isabel helped Senor Castillo back onto the boat.
    - The waves were getting higher and Isabel's mother puked.
    - Lito suggested that a storm was approaching.]]>     2019-04-15 13:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351643752     Chapter 24 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351643860 - Mahmoud and his family have to ride in a raft instead of a boat.
    - It starts to rain and most of the passengers don't want to turn back.
    - Their raft crashes into the rock and Mahmoud tumbles off the raft.]]>     2019-04-15 13:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351643860     Chapter 25 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351645127 - The firemen find Joseph and order him to open his room so they can search it.
    - The firemen break everything and mess up their whole room.
    - Joseph resents making his father promise something he couldn't keep.]]>     2019-04-15 13:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351645127     Chapter 26 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351960280 - All the members of the boat were scooping the water out of the boat.
    - Isabel begins to think about her Lita and how Castro didn't keep his promise to save the people from the storm.]]>     2019-04-16 13:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351960280     Chapter 27 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351960668 - Mahmoud and his family tried very hard to stay afloat in the water.
    - Mahmoud and his mother were seperated from his father and Waleed and tried to hang onto another boat.
    - The other boat didn't let them in and they lost Hana.]]>     2019-04-16 13:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/351960668     Chapter 28 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/355217311 - Joseph's father was anxious and recalled his past memories of the people drowning.
    - When Joseph's mother went to get a sleep draught for his father, she drank it.
    - Joseph left his cabin to get Ruthie from the pool.
    - Joseph's father jumped off the boat.]]>     2019-04-29 21:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/355217311     Chapter 29 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/355218031 - Isabel's mom is sick with a high fever.
    -Their boat reaches land to discover it is the Bahamas.
    - Bahamian officers restrict them from setting foot on their soil or else they will be deported to Cuba.
    - They decide to continue their journey to Florida and stay together as a family.
    - Bahamian people give them tons of food and water.]]>     2019-04-29 21:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/355218031     Chapter 30 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/356193406 - Mahmoud and his mother regret giving Hana away to the woman.
    - Mahmoud sees a real life jacket on a dead man.
    - Mahmoud recalls the man killed in his car back in his hometown.
    - He does a ritual for the man and gives the life jacket to his mother.
    - Mahmoud clings onto his mother and hopes to survive the night.]]>     2019-05-02 13:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/356193406     Chapter 31 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/356194522 - Joseph asks for help to rescue his father who jumped overboard.
    - A Cuban police officer jumps into the water and rescues his father even though he doesn't want to be saved.
    - Joseph's father is saved and receives medical attention.
    - Joseph acknowledges his father has changed and that their world is falling apart.]]>     2019-05-02 13:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/356194522     Chapter 32 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/357863684 - Isabel's father is tending to her mother as she is getting better.
    - The adults argue about working but then figure it out.
    - They decide to keep two people out of the boat to keep it afloat.]]>     2019-05-08 00:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/357863684     Chapter 33 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/357864164 - Mahmoud hears the motor of a boat and turns the phone on to alert them.
    - His father is on that boat (Greek Patrol) and the family is back together.
    - Although they resent the idea that Hana is no longer with them they finally reach Greece.

    ]]>     2019-05-08 00:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/357864164     Chapter 34 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/357864655 - Joseph meets the Cuban officer who rescued his father.
    - The officer declares his father is sedated and will be in the hospital for a little longer.
    - The officer mimics the people aboard and says "When will the boat come?"
    - The people stare at him and say "Manama."]]>     2019-05-08 00:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/357864655     Chapter 35 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/357865054 - Isabel and Ivan are in the water for their turn.
    - Senor Castillo declares they should reach Miami tomorrow.
    - Isabel's mother feels like she is almost ready for labor.
    - A shark bites Ivan and he dies while more sharks swim around the boat.]]>     2019-05-08 00:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/357865054     Chapter 36 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/358029825 - Mahmoud and his family wait in a refugee camp in Greece while the ferry to Athens arrives.
    - The ferry arrives and although Mahmoud's mother wants to stay for Hana they cannot.
    - Mahmoud and Waleed perform their prayers and tourists look at them with disgust.
    - It is decided Mahmoud and his family will reach Athens and sneak across the border.]]>     2019-05-08 13:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/358029825     Chapter 37 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/358031182 - Evelyn and Rosetta are allowed to go with their father into Cuba.
    - All the passengers are frustrated while, the Captain announces they cannot enter Cuba.]]>     2019-05-08 13:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/358031182     Chapter 38 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/358470654 - Everyone on the boat mourns the loss of Ivan.
    - They say a prayer for him and throw him into the sea.
    - The boat arrives at the coast of Miami.

    ]]>     2019-05-09 13:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/358470654     Chapter 39 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/358471718 - Mahmoud arrive at the train station but it is packed with refugees.
    - A taxi driver offers to take them to Serbia for 25 euros.
    - Another taxi driver offered to take them to the Hungarian border.
    - The driver parked the car and aimed the pistol at their heads.]]>     2019-05-09 13:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/358471718     Chapter 40 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/359471747 - The US refuses to accept the Jewish refugees so, they will sail back to Germany.
    - Joseph's mother is carefree and dances despite the current situation.
    - A group of passengers plan on taking control of the ship and ask for Joseph's help.]]>     2019-05-13 13:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/359471747     Chapter 41 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/359473185 - The boat has another huge crack on it so, it starts to sink.
    - Isabel plans on taking the motor off with the help of Amara.
    - They take the motor off and the boat balances out .
    - The US Coast Guard sees the passengers so they try to row onto land before the Coast Guard catches them.
    - Isabel's mother is ready to have the baby.]]>     2019-05-13 13:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/359473185     Chapter 42 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/360350775 -The taxi driver asked for 300 euros, which was more than twice the amount he asked for before, to let them go.
    - Mahmoud's father gave him 300 euros and the taxi driver took off with the money.
    - Mahmoud's family took a bus to a Serbian city near the Hungarian border.
    - They Hungarians put up a fence to keep the refugees out but they started to protest.
    - The Hungarians fired tear gas canisters.]]>     2019-05-15 14:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/360350775     Chapter 43 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/360353369 - The ten men carried metal items and crossed the bridge.
    - The men hurt the crew members but one of them called the Captain
    - The Captain told them to stop..

    ]]>     2019-05-15 14:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/360353369     Chapter 44 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/362144811 - The US Coast Guard has found them.
    - Isabel's mother is starting to have the baby.
    - The Coast Guard is actually after another boat, so they try to get to the shore without the Coast Guard noticing.
    - Isabel's mother shouts in pain and alerts the Coast Guard.
    - The Coast Guard seems like it is going to catch them before they reach Miami.

    ]]>     2019-05-21 13:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/362144811     Chapter 45 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/362146888 - Soldiers throw refugees including Mahmoud and his family into a truck.
    - They are going to be taken to prison.
    - When Mahmoud's father refuses to be processed the officers whack him.
    - Mahmoud agrees to be processed and they stand in line.]]>     2019-05-21 14:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/362146888     Chapter 46 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/362149392 - The St. Louis had a big party because Belgium, Germany,  Holland, and France agreed to take in the refugees.
    - Josef and his family are going to France.
    - His mother got work and Josef and Ruthie went to school.
    - After eight months, Germany invaded France and Josef's family was on the run again.]]>     2019-05-21 14:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/362149392     Chapter 47 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/363141093 - The Coast Guard was advancing on Isabel's boat.
    - Lito realizes that the world only changes if you do something, so he jumps off the boat into the water.
    - The Coast Guard goes to save Lito and Senor Castillo takes this chance to row to the shore of Miami.]]>     2019-05-24 01:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/363141093     Chapter 48 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/363141540 - Mahmoud realizes that nobody can help you if you are invisible.
    - Mahmoud realizes the UN is here to observe, so he takes this chance to walk out of the prison. 
    -Many others follow and Mahmoud declares they are walking to Austria.
    - Waleed finally shows expression and talks.]]>     2019-05-24 01:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/363141540     Chapter 49 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/363141957 - The Nazis are after all the Jews in France and are sending them to concentration camps.
    - Josef and his family hide in a school and escape through a window.
    - They run and try to seek refuge in a house, but the storm troopers find them.
    - The storm troopers ask for papers and declare they are going to send them to concentration camps.
    - Josef's mother has enough money/jewelry to let one of her children be free and she has to choose which one it will be.]]>     2019-05-24 01:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/363141957     Chapter 51 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/364775314 - Mahmoud and the rest of the refugees walk to Austria without stopping.
    - The Hungarian officers and news reporters follow them and they are in the risk of being arrested if they stop.
    - They finally make it to Austria and they are warmly welcomed there.
    - Mahmoud and his family catch a train to Germany form Austria.
    - They are also welcomed there and a man asks if they are seeking asylum in Germany and Mahmoud's father says yes.

    ]]>     2019-05-30 23:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/364775314     Chapter 52 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/364777435 -Isabel's father drives a taxi and her mother babysits.
    - Isabel joins a school in Florida and is a part of the band, playing the trumpet.
    - Isabel plays the Star Spangled Banner salsa style for her family, friends, and so she won't forget where she really is from.

    ]]>     2019-05-30 23:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/364777435     Chapter 50 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/364779235 - The Coast Guard is advancing on the boat.
    - Isabel's mother tells her father to leave with Isabel but they refuse because they are a family.
    - Luis and Amara make a swim for it.
    - Isabel's mother tells Senor Castillo to take Isabel and even though she refuses, he takes her and they push the boat to shore.
    - Isabel's baby brother is born and is handed to her and she loves him more than anything.]]>     2019-05-30 23:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/364779235     Chapter 53 rraajesh7040 https://padlet.com/rraajesh7040/gm6wdv5mab1l/wish/364779237 - An elderly couple that is actually Ruthie and her husband Saul are willing to host Mahmoud and his family.
    - When Mahmoud tells Ruthie about Hana, Ruthie tells him about their escape from Germany.

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