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“Suzy and Leah” One main character in Jane Yolen's story “Suzy and Leah” are Leah, a German-born Jew. Leah is a refugee that is now living in an American camp. The only other girl she knows is Suzy, an American girl who comes to the shelter regularly. Suzy is the other main character; she is kind and friendly if she knows you. Eventually, the two girls find out that making relationships can take time. At the beginning of the story, they disliked each other. Leah doesn't like how Suzy is giving them food like zoo animals and Suzy doesn’t like how Leah never smiles. They both hated it even more because they were assigned to be English partners. Later on, when Leah was in the hospital, Suzy read Leah’s diary. She figured out why Leah was in

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