an adjective meaning disorganized; not intentionally planned

tiresome, repetitive, slow, and/or dull, as when Isabel's group has to empty water out of their boat with empty bottles and jugs

This hormone gives Mahmoud the energy he needs to stay alert as his boat first begins crossing the sea to Lesbos

The feeling, tone, or "vibe" an author creates through details about setting

a person who moves from one place to another to find work or more favorable living conditions

an adjective meaning unusually short or small

breaking of a rule, agreement, or law

a break or rest from a challenging situation

A struggle between two opposing forces in a story; there are four types of this in literature

a person who has been forced to leave their country due to war, persecution, or a natural disaster

This adverb describes how Josef's father screams after jumping overboard.

a word that has multiple meanings, but that in Isabel's story is used to describe words/sayings that are repeated often (in Fidel Castro's speeches, for example)

causing discomfort, depression, or hardship; governments, heat, and quiet can be described this way

an image or object representing something deeper in a story; for example, being able to count "clave" in Isabel's story

a person asking a nation outside of their birth country for protection due to persecution

Josef and his fellow passengers request repeatedly to be allowed to do this when they're in Havana Harbor, but they aren't allowed to until their ship arrives in France.

to cause someone to get into a conflict; to "egg on"; Castro uses this word to describe things the US government causes Cuban people to do, but you might say your brother/sister does this when they pick a fight with you

anger or annoyance, usually due to the perception of unfair treatment; Mahmoud feels this when he witnesses bullying

hints of important events to come later in a story

The name of the organization that created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

This adjective describes a face or a body that is extremely, unhealthily thin, usually due to suffering or hunger

this adjective, used in Isabel's story to describe the ending of a Cuban "son" song, means bold or strong; it can also mean noisy or overbearing

mistakes or sins that go against a moral or religious code of conduct; religious people often pray for these to be forgiven after death

the development of characters through their thoughts, actions, and words

hostility and ill treatment, especially because of religion, race, or political beliefs