Summary

In Chapter 14: Sabeen, Deja has the day off from school for teacher in-service. Instead of staying home alone with Pop, she invites herself to Sabeen's house for the day. She has another motive for inviting herself over. She wants to tell Sabeen that she is a good person and should not let terrorists make her feel bad about herself. Sabeen and Mrs. Demir pick Deja up at Avalon. When they arrive at Sabeen's house, Deja discovers that her mother speaks English. She had heard Sabeen translate for her before and thought she did not know the language. Mrs. Demir tells her that she speaks English, Turkish, and Arabic, but has Sabeen translate for her to keep her languages sharp.

Deja meets Sabeen's family. Her dad is a dentist. She also learns to remove her shoes when she goes to Sabeen's house...