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Map It

Create a map showing places where characters travel, live, and work.

Five Things

Discuss with a group five things you learned from reading Someone Like Us.

Obituary

Write an obituary for Samuel.

Book Review

Write a review of Someone Like Us as you would for a magazine, blog, or newspaper.

Timeline

The novel, Someone Like Us, is not told chronologically. Use a timeline graphic organizer to show main events in chronological order.

Portrait

Draw a portrait of your favorite characters in Someone Like Us.

Interview

Write ten questions that you would ask Mamush or Samuel if you could interview either one of them.

Someone Like Us - The Movie

Imagine that you are the director of a movie based on the book. List the actors and actresses you would choose to play main characters.

Diorama

Create a diorama of Mamush and Hannah's Paris apartment.

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