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A marvel:-something-you-find-amazing.-Even-ordinary-amazing.-Like-potatoes—because-they-make-French-fries-happen.-Like-the-perfect-fries-Adam-and-his-mom-used-to-make-together.An oddity:-whatever-gives-you-pause.-Like-the-fact-that-there-are-hateful-people-in-the-world.-Like-Zayneb’s-teacher,-who-won’t-stop-reminding-the-class-how-“bad”-Muslims-are.But-Zayneb,-the-only-Muslim-in-class,-isn’t-bad.-She’s-angry.When-she-gets-suspended-for-confronting-her-teacher,-and-he-begins-investigating-her-activist-friends,-Zayneb-heads-to-her-aunt’s-house-in-Doha,-Qatar,-for-an-early-start-to-spring-break.Fueled-by-the-guilt-of-getting-her-friends-in-trouble,-she-resolves-to-try-out-a-newer,-“nicer”-version-of-herself-in-a-place-where-no-one-knows-her.Then-her-path-crosses-with-Adam’s.Since-he-got-diagnosed-with-multiple-sclerosis-in-November,-Adam’s-stopped-going-to-classes,-intent,-instead,-on-perfecting-the-making-of-things.-Intent-on-keeping-the-memory-of-his-mom-alive-for-his-little-sister.Adam’s-also-intent-on-keeping-his-diagnosis-a-secret-from-his-grieving-father.Alone,-Adam-and-Zayneb-are-playing-roles-for-others,-keeping-their-real-thoughts-locked-away-in-their-journals.Until-a-marvel-and-an-oddity-occurs…Marvel:-Adam-and-Zayneb-meeting.Oddity:-Adam-and-Zayneb-meeting.
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