I bring in pictures of Amal to show off in Mrs. Ravenswood’s class. She’s so beautiful, Grace says. She has your nose, Mrs. Ravenswood says. She’s so little, Omar says, and we all laugh because it’s such an Omar thing to state the obvious. When it’s Ben’s turn, he looks at the photograph. She’s an American, he says, and that’s awesome. It makes us all smile.
