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Suzy And Leah By Jane Yolen Summary
n the article, "Suzy and Leah" by Jane Yolen, Suzy Ann McCarthy, or the girl with the yellow hair, helped Leah Shoshana Hershkowitz, the girl with the dark braids. Suzy was helping with Leah English when she came to America as a refugee. This was important and helpful for Suzy to do this for Leah even if she didn’t think it was so important. Leah and Suzy weren’t close in the beginning. They didn’t understand each other so they didn’t really feel like they should be close or even talk unless they were working on Leah’s English. Eventually, their relationship changed a lot once they found out more about each other, they started to understand each other. Leah came to America but didn’t think she was safe. According to Leah, Suzy had a false
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