Farah feels alone, even when surrounded by her classmates. She listens
and nods but doesn't speak. It's hard being the new kid in school,
especially when you're from another country and don't know the language.
Then, on a field trip to an apple orchard, Farah discovers there are
lots of things that sound the same as they did at home, from dogs
crunching their food to the ripple of friendly laughter. As she helps
the class make apple cider, Farah connects with the other students and
begins to feel that she belongs.
Ted Lewin's gorgeous sun-drenched paintings and Eve Bunting's sensitive
text immediately put the reader into another child's shoes in this
timely story of a young Muslim immigrant.