Voces Inocentes Book Report

Voces Inocentes is a true story of an eleven-year-old boy growing up in El Salvador. His name is Chava who live in El Salvador at the time of civil war in the 1980s. Eleven is a dangerous age because when he turns twelve, he will be drafted into the government army. His father left home when the civil war began, so he was a backbone of his family when he was only eleven years old. For other children, eleven years old is the age of going to school, playing with friends, and receiving love from parents. However, Chava must help his mother bring clothes in order to sell to the store and become an unofficial conductor who shouts the names of the stops for a bus driver. Chava has to witness the death and loss of relatives of neighbors after only