Summary

In Chapter 6, Fadi and his family began to adjust to their new life in America. Fadi finished reading “From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler”. They moved out of Uncle Amin’s house and into their own apartment. There were only two bedrooms in the apartment, so Fadi had to sleep in the living room. Noor got a job at McDonalds. One night, Fadi overheard Noor giving her wages to Habib because she knew that the family had very little money. Noor told Habib that it was her fault Mariam was lost.

In Chapter 7, Fadi felt guilty because Noor believed she was responsible for losing Mariam. He wanted to tell her that it was really his fault, but he couldn’t find the courage to tell her. Fadi started at his new school. Because his family is poor, the school provided Fadi...