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Fill in the Blanks - Jena’s Story

  1. Now living in ________**, Jena misses her **________.

  2. She is worried about her friends in _________.

  3. To commemorate her great-grandmother, Jena drew a ________** and two **________ that symbolize _________.

  4. Jena admires Dr. _________.

  5. After learning about her story, Jena was inspired to visit ________** one day and become a **________ in the future to help her people in _________.

  6. Every night, before going to sleep, Jena thinks of ________**: the streets she used to walk, her **________, and the sound of the _________ behind broken walls.

  7. Jena wants to become an _________ teacher to help children in Gaza learn new _________.

  8. In her school library, most children’s books are about peaceful things, like _________ with mom, _________ in a sunny park, and eating _________.

  9. The kids in those stories are always ________** and always **________.

  10. But in ________**, many children have lost their **________.

  11. Jena wishes there were books that told the ________**, that didn’t pretend everything was okay, but instead gently brought **________.

  12. This makes Jena feel very, very _________.