Discussion

-‘When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.’ This is an African proverb that the three boys use to express that they are the grass and the adults at war are the elephants.

-It is amazing that throughout the their horrific journey, the boys continually display a deep love for their family and a strong will to survive - even through such horrors as passing trees with skeletons underneath where some refugees would sit to rest and never wake up.

-Besides a love of family and a strong will to survive, the boys were also filled with hope, a strong desire for education, and faith in God. You cannot help but be touched by these boys.

-This is a book of hope, not despair. It is a book of triumph, the boys were able to survive long enough to get out of a terrible situation and go on to become published authors living in the United States.

-This is a very inspirational book and would be a good read for middle and high school students The story reminds us how truly fortunate we are to live in this country and also provides us with heroes we would all be proud to emulate.

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