Kids of Kabul is a book by Deborah Ellis about the kids of Afghanistan and their struggle of living there. Majority of them are teens with little to no family or children who are forgotten.. The experiences they have are including (but not limited to) dead parents, parents who have abandoned their child, and abusive parents; Also, there are a few kids who have health and mental issues.
Take Shyah for an example, Shyah is a 14-year-old girl from Parwan, Province whose legs have been severely damaged by her father and her step-mother. “I was six months old when my legs went all wrong … My legs got broken and twisted but there was no treatment.” (Pg.. 68, Para. 2) She was raised in an orphanage after, her parents abandoned her. She was later transported to a part home, part school. “All the kids here are waiting to go to other countries for medical treatment … I was sent to Charlotte, North Carolina. I was very happy there. The people in the hospital were very kind to me.” (Pg.. 69, Para.. 1)
Shyah had a few problems on her own, she had 2 injured legs and no education. After she interacted with the doctors and the people at the schools, she was under the influenced
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She and him had a very special connection with each other. His brothers have all previously or currently worked for Dr. Milk and he thought that he could help animals. His interaction with his brother and Dr. Milk changed his perspective on the man he wanted to become and the person he wanted to present himself as. His brother wanted to put the cat down (which he did) and the boy was angered by this. It states on Pg. 5, Para. 4 “I will never work for Dr. Milk. I will not go hunting with my father. I will decide for myself what kind of boy I am, what kind of man I will become.” He decided to distance himself from his family and become a person of independence and earn a feeling of