![]() ![]() ![]() A few thoughtful classmates volunteer to share their lunches with Lailah, but she is too nervous to explain why she doesn't accept their offer. When lunchtime arrives, Lailah is still too scared to give her teacher the note her mother wrote, and she heads to the lunchroom with her classmates. She finds herself wishing she could return to Abu Dhabi, her old home where her best friends would also be fasting for Ramadan. ![]() However, the next day her excitement quickly turns to anxiety, as she worries about what exactly will happen during lunchtime when she is the only student who doesn't eat lunch. Lailah and her mother are both thrilled and proud that she has reached this special milestone in her life. A quick summary: The book begins the day before Ramadan, when Lailah hangs up her lunchbox because she won't be needing it for the next month. ![]()
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