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After weeks of worry and fear about leaving his home; his grandfather Sidi; and his friends, 8-year-old Arefs finally on a plane to Michiganwith his mother. They’re offto join his father in Ann Arbor, whereAref’sparents are going to attend graduate school. As the plane ascends, Aref is relieved, excited, and fascinated with everything during their flights to Paris, New York City, and Detroit.
When they get to Michigan, they settle into their small apartment, and Arefs parents attend classes at the university while he starts third grade at a diverse new school that reminds him of his old one. Aref enthusiastically savors the sights, sounds, and scents of Michigan, especially the deciduous trees, small turtles, and snowso different from Omans palm trees, large turtles, and desert.
Gradually Arefs fear of feeling strange in Ann Arbor dissipates, but he still misses Sidi, whos not doing well without his grandson. If only Sidi could overcome his fear of new things and come visit.