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Clemantine’s Father
Clemantine’s grandmother lives in Butare, Rwanda, in a small farmhouse in a field of sunflowers. When the conflict in Rwanda escalates, Clemantine’s mother sends Clemantine and Claire to stay with their grandmother. Clemantine and Claire are only there a few days before their grandmother tells them to run out the back door of her house. From that point on, Clemantine and Claire are refugees, and they never see their grandmother again.
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Clemantine’s Grandmother Character Timeline in The Girl Who Smiled Beads
The timeline below shows where the character Clemantine’s Grandmother appears in The Girl Who Smiled Beads. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
One day, Clemantine’s mother tells Clemantine and Claire to pack things to go to their grandmother’s in Butare—a fairy tale house with sunflowers around it. The next morning, a man comes...
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One day, there is a knock on the door. Clemantine’s grandmother gestures for Clemantine and Claire to run. They crawl on the bellies through the sunflowers,...
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