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In the Year of No Rain by Alice Mead, there was a civil war between North and South Sudan. In South Sudan, 1989 people could not have as much food as people in America, because of drought . The theme the author chose for this story is be grateful for what you have.” JUBA, South Sudan- For nearly two weeks, they have hunkered in a schoolyard with nothing to do and nowhere else to go, dozens of people battling hunger, swarms of mosquitoes- and fear” This means that people in Sudan have things they can’t control. Like getting diseases from mosquitoes that could kill you. Not having food could kill people. And then their are growing children that die at a young age because they don’t have the resources that keep them alive. What they do have