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Chapters 1-8

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Cummins, Jeanine. American Dirt. Flatiron Books, 2019. Hardcover.

• In Chapter 1, Luca is using the bathroom when bullets come in through the open window.

• Then he hears screams and the sounds of gunfire.

• Before he can zip up his pants and look outside, his mother shoves him into the shower.

• There is no curtain or door on the shower, but there is a tiled wall.

• Luca’s family has been celebrating his cousin Yenifer’s 15th birthday at his grandmother’s home.

• In addition to Lucas and his parents, Yenifer’s parents and younger brother are there celebrating.

• Once Yenifer had walked in on Luca when he was using the bathroom, so his mother always stood guard at the bathroom door at his grandmother’s.

• Lydia and Luca can hear the gunmen talking.

• One of...

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