Part 3, “Staying,” takes Jude from the first day of seventh grade to Thanksgiving break. Jude sees many forms of wealth and opulence in America, but she also sees the homeless and unfortunate. Aunt Michelle introduces Jude to shopping and restaurants. In Part 2, “Arriving,” Jude meets her Uncle Mazin, Aunt Michelle, and cousin Sarah. Jude must say goodbye to Issa, Baba, and her best friend Fatima without knowing when they might all be together again. After a protest near their city suggests that violence may be headed their way, Jude’s parents decide that Mama, who is pregnant, will take Jude for a stay in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Mama’s brother Mazin lives. Jude just wants her family to be safe and at peace. Jude knows that rebellion and violence from militant groups affect other parts of Syria, like the war-torn city of Aleppo her own beloved brother Issa supports democratic reform and therefore disagrees with their father’s support of the Syrian president. Tourism is crucial to the economy of the city and to the families that live there, including Jude’s her father owns a small store that caters to tourists with snacks and magazines. In Part 1, “Changing,” soon-to-be seventh grader Jude lives in a Syrian city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
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