About the Book
The author of ‘Boy Overboard’
Morris Gleitzman
Name the character who lost a leg in a landmine explosion.
Yusuf
The place Jamal's mother is saved by their father.
Football stadium.
What is the main religion in Afghanistan?
Islam
The year was the book first published.
2002
The man who threatens to call the police when Jamal and Bibi break his window.
Mr Nasser
How Jamal and Bibi get separated from their parents.
What group of people ruled Afghanistan when Jamal lived there?
The Taliban
Second book in the "series."
Girl underground
The colour of Rashida’s lipstick.
Green
What important family heirloom does Jamal’s mother sell?
Candlestick
Name one thing girls were not allowed to do in the story.
go to school, play football, go outside alone.
THREE things on the front cover.
Car, football, candlestick, atlas, painting, paintbrush
The man who tells Jamal, “You need medical attention…We haven’t even got an X-ray machine.”
Andrew
Why aren’t Rashida’s parents on the boat with her?
Her parents only had enough money to send one person over.
Name a type of unique clothing people wear in Afghanistan
hijab, burqa…
The amount of chapters in the book
42
The boy who steals Jamals soccer ball.
Omar
What does Jamal do on the boat to try and "soften" the guards?
Bakes bread
Who is the most famous Taliban member in the world.
Osama bin laden