Boy Overboard is about a boy Jamal and his younger sister Bibi. They live in Afghanistan, where females have few or no rights. Throughout this book, we discover the challenging lives of present-day refugees.
Jamal lives in a small village located near a dangerous desert of land mines and tanks. Everyday the eleven year old boy faces risky challenges and consequences such as protecting his stubborn and independent younger sister Bibi and worrying about his family and what will happen in the near future.
The lives of these young people are quite different from ours. As we read, it really makes us think about our own lives and how lucky we are. We also think about how the laws in our country are so different to the laws in other countries.
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Boy Overboard is a novel by Australian author Morris Gleitzman. It follows the journey of a family from Afghanistan trying to settle in Australia.
We are 4 Year 7 classes (aged 10-11) from Bucklands Beach Intermediate School, in Auckland, New Zealand. We are studying this novel in class. We will record our thoughts, feelings and ideas in this blog, as we progress through the book.
We would love to hear what you think of our blog. Please comment, question and give your opinions.
We are 4 Year 7 classes (aged 10-11) from Bucklands Beach Intermediate School, in Auckland, New Zealand. We are studying this novel in class. We will record our thoughts, feelings and ideas in this blog, as we progress through the book.
We would love to hear what you think of our blog. Please comment, question and give your opinions.
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2 comments:
This is a very interesting read. I think that we are going to have a lot of discussion about how different life is for some children and how lucky we really are. I look forward to following your thoughts and commnets.
Great start to this blog guys!
Can't wait to read more of the book!! Good summary as well!
Jess
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