Chapter 12 Summary

Nya: A red, giraffe-like drill and other equipment is brought in by the visitors. The land between the tree is still being cleared.  Women are bringing loads of rock which the rest of the villagers break into gravel. The whole village has come together.

Salva: Salva suddenly comes to the realization that his family is most likely dead. Instead of despairing, Salva becomes even more determined to survive to honor the memory of his family. He tells himself that he must only survive through the day each day. Six years pass in this way.

Word travels that the camp might be closing because Ethiopia's government is changing.  Soldiers arrive and start pushing people out of the camp by shouting and shooting their guns in the air.  They do not stop after the camp, but continue to drive the people towards the Gilo River. It is the rainy season, so the river's current will be very strong. The current is not the only danger though; there are crocodiles as well.

-Mrs. Johnson's class