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BOY OVERBOARD

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Jamal... is an eleven-year-old Afghan boy who loves soccer.
Bibi... is a nine-year-old Afghan girl who is a great soccer player.
Yusuf... is an Afghan boy who is disabled due to stepping on a landmine.
Mr Nasser... is a sad neighbour who lost his wife.
Bibi and Jamal's father... drives a taxi.
Bibi and Jamal's mother... is a teacher who runs an illegal school.
Bibi is an Afghan girl who... is not allowed to play soccer.
Bibi is an Afghan girl who... is not allowed to go outside alone.
In the novel Boy Overoard, children play soccer... in the desert near landmines.
Afghanistan is a country... destroyed by war.
Sharia Law is ... a strict set of Islamic laws that people must follow.
People who do not follow Sharia Law... risk being punished or put in jail.
Jamal is... the main character of the novel Boy Overboard
Jamal is... the protagonist of the novel Boy Overboard.
Jamal is... the narrator of the novel Boy Overboard.
When the government find out about the illegal school run by Jamal's mother... their house is blown up.
They escape... to avoid being taken by the soliders.
Afhanistan is... a landlocked country.
Afgbanistan is... a harsh and dangerous place.
Jamal and Bibi's mother is... arrested by the soldiers.
Jamal, his sister and father travel by taxi... to a safe place.
They see audio-tapes ... handing from trees.
Music is... banned/not allowed in Afghanistan.
People need to be careful.
The government want to... execute/kill Jamal and Bibi's mother.
The children wait in the stadium... but are shocked to see soldiers treating their mother badly.
The father saves their mother... with his taxk.
Jamal and Bibi's ancestors are... desert warriors and bakers.
Jamal is... brave and mature for his age.
Bibi is... courageous and defiant.
Jamal is very protective of ... his sister Bibi.
Jamal gives his much loved soccer ball to... his friend Yusuf.
They escape Afghanistan in ... trucks
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