Quote:"I'm here for my father! she called out. Her mother looked down at her through the screen that covered her eyes. She reached down and took Parvana's hand. I'm here for my husband!"she called again. pg.41
Connection: I had to be brave when I fell off my horse. Although I was hurt and embarrassed, I had to keep going and get back on the horse. It took courage but I was brave,just like Parvana.
Quote:"Here's something they didn't get." She took a medal on a bright ribbon out of a box. "I won this in an athletics competition. It means I was the fastest woman runner in all of Afghanistan."pg.85
Connection: when my basketball team had to play in the finals I was confident that we were going to do well, just like Mrs.Weera was confident that their plan would work.
Quote: "I'm glad you brought the blanket.we can use it to haul away the bones. "Shauzia ignored Parvana's objections. Come on. We'd better hurry or we will get left behind."pg.104
Connection: When Shauzia is optimistic about their plan to dig up bones it reminds me of when my mom said that my dad might have to go away on a trip I was optimistic that he would. not have to go.
Connection: My connection to Nooria being bossy is I was babysitting my brother and he thought that I was being bossy even though I was just making sure that he was doing what he needed to do, just like when Parvana thought Nooria was being bossy.