The novel we are studying as a class is Morries Gleitzman's 'Boy Overboard'.
Boy Overboard is a novel by Australian author Morris Gleitzman. It follows the journey of a family from Afghanistan trying to settle in Australia. Jamal loves playing football, which isn't easy if your goalie only has one leg and you keep having to dodge landmines to get your ball back. Jamal's stubborn little sister Bibi is even better at football than Jamal. But girls playing football is against the law in Afganistan. When it is discovered that Jamal's mother has been secretly running a school, the family must leave their home immediately and begin a long and dangerous journey to Australia. The children survive separation from their parents, hunger, and violent smugglers only to find that Australia isn't as welcoming as they had thought but, even though they face an uncertain future, Jamal, Bibi and their parents know that as long as they are together, that is all that matters.
We will be focusing on identifying and discussions the important:
- Characters
- Themes
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family
one main idea from the novel boy overboard written by morris gleitzman is family. the idea of this is impotant becouse you need respect & support by you & your family. this is shown when jamal say" we need to stay to to be as a family & to be as one". This shows me that i always have to respect me myself & also respect my family
THIS IS A GOOD STORY TO READ SPECIALY TO THE FAMILIE WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN THER LIFE TIME AND IT WIL BE EASIER FOR THEM TO GET A BETTER LIFE STYLE.
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