Characters from Say You're One of Them

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Jubril - He is described as looking mature for his age, even though he is a teenager.

Jigana - He is the eight-year-old narrator of the story Ex-Mas Feast.

Maisha - She is a twelve-year-old prostitute in the story Ex-Mas Feast.

Kotchikpa - He is the ten-year-old narrator of the story Fattening for Gabon.

Fofo Kpee - He makes the decision to sell his niece and nephew into slavery in exchange for a new motorcycle and various other luxuries.

Big Guy - He is the human trafficker at work in the story Fattening...
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