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Yusuf is Jamal’s closest friend from his village in Afghanistan. Even though he lost a leg from a landmine accident, Yusuf loves soccer and practices with Jamal often in their village, playing the position of goalie. He is a dedicated friend to Jamal, helping Bibi get safely off the landmine, and later, gifting Jamal his football. Overall, Yusuf highlights the importance of friendship, as well as positivity.
Yusuf Quotes in Boy Overboard
The Boy Overboard quotes below are all either spoken by Yusuf or refer to Yusuf . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5
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“I hate this whole country,” says Bibi after a while. “This country is camel snot.”
I’m shocked.
Nine-year-old kids shouldn’t hate their country. They should love their country and want it to do well in the World Cup and earn the respect of other nations so they’ll stop bombing us.
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Chapter 14
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I feel like crying too, but instead I reach out and touch my rucksack. I want to check that my football is still packed safely. Just because I’ve never heard of any Australian football teams doesn’t mean there aren’t some good ones. I want to get all the practice I can on the way there, so I’m ready.
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Yusuf Quotes in Boy Overboard
The Boy Overboard quotes below are all either spoken by Yusuf or refer to Yusuf . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 5
Quotes
“I hate this whole country,” says Bibi after a while. “This country is camel snot.”
I’m shocked.
Nine-year-old kids shouldn’t hate their country. They should love their country and want it to do well in the World Cup and earn the respect of other nations so they’ll stop bombing us.
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Chapter 14
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I feel like crying too, but instead I reach out and touch my rucksack. I want to check that my football is still packed safely. Just because I’ve never heard of any Australian football teams doesn’t mean there aren’t some good ones. I want to get all the practice I can on the way there, so I’m ready.
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