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Great Misunderstandings In Suzy And Leah By Jane Yolen

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Great Misunderstandings In the book Suzy and Leah by Jane Yolen, Suzy is a friendly, but ignorant american child while Leah is a refugee, narrowly escaping Nazi Germany. When the two girls first meet, they both hate each other, however, they soon realize there is more to the other one than meets the eye. They are similar, as well as different. When Suzy first sees Leah, Leah is the only person she sees not taking fruit and candy from her. Shortly after she finishes giving her food, Suzy looks toward the spot where she saw Leah and saw nothing.(115) Shortly after, she returns to the camp to give the children some fruit, but finds it ridiculous that they do not know how to peel oranges. By doing this, she unknowingly angers Leah because the

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