"I translate for Mama, even though the wet look in her eyes lets me kniw she already understood. Mama nods, and the woman presses the wand back down on Mama's stomach. she says she thinks she knows, but wants to take just one more look to be sure. "It is important to be certain about these things", she says. The wand moves in circles on Mam's tummy and I go back to holding my breath. "As I thought", the technician says, smiling, "another little girl." -Warga 184
Part 5
"Mrs. Ravenswood is one of the only Americans who doesn't act suspicious of my headscarf. When I walk into her classroom the first day that my head is covered, she smiles at me, looking me right in the eyes, seeing me." - Warga 237
Part 6
"We go into Uncle Mazin's study and that's when I see my brother"s image. The blinds are pulled shut, the room is dark, but my brother's face,his smile js enough to illuminate everything. I elt out a yelp of joy. Of relief. "Jude," he says "You're grown up!" Tears glisten in my eyes as I realize he has not seen me since I started to cover my hair. "And the baby, she's so beautiful," he says. "You're all so beautiful." -Warga 321