Chapter 13/14 quote

"I keep thinking about Abba and swimming"
page 114
I chose this quote because she is always thinking about water and swimming. I think that for her water is a comfort thing. So when she thinks of her father and water it help her to be a little less worried.

Chapter 18 quote

"And I am an illegal alien."
page 150

I chose this quote because I thought that it was a good thing and a bad thing. It was a good thing because it took a lot of stress off of her. It was a bad thing because she put her family in an awkward situation.

Chapter 15 quote

"But the man who walks into this room is not the Abba I know. Tufts of scraggly black hair spring from his cheeks." page 131

I don't think that Nadira was prepaid to see Abba again. When she thought about him she used to think about how he used to be and never how he was now.

Chapter 12 quote

"I look at her, amazed. She;s American-born. I can tell by her accent and they way she holds herself. I didn't even know you could do something like that. I sure didn't know a girl could do something like that." page 106

Chapter 11 quote

"She leans back on the pillows. "I'm so tired," she sighs.
"So very tired."" page 103

Chapter 10 quote

"We wait. For a long time. Officers go back and forth in in the corridor, folders tucked beneath their arms. We drink coffee and sip Cokes from the machine until our hands jump and twitch. The fluorescent bulbs buzz overhead." page 85

Chapter 7 and 8 quote

"She slaps the covers. "Come on fatso lets go.""
page 59
I thought that Aisha was being extremely mean. She knew tat her sister is insecure about her weight and that is not a very niec thing to say ever especially first thing in the morning.