Who is she?
TheNew
Girl
It’s starting to get cold outside!
I hope a teacher comes to let us
in soon!
I wonder who that
girl in front is…
Hey, did you notice that new girl?
Yeah, do you know who she is?No idea. She
must have just moved here.
Time to go in! Ms. Gerch just got here to lead us inside..
Everyone, this is Aya.
She just moved here from
Michigan and is new to our
school.
Please help her feel
welcome.
Hi.
Aya, you can take the open seat next to
Tiffany.
Hi, what’s your name?I’m
Tiffany.
You’re Aya, right?
Yep.
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Just one sister named
Amanda.
How about you?
I have one sister too.
I’m my own
sister!
She must be crazy! I’ve got to get
away from her before recess! Well, I’ve got to
go meet some of my friends
outside.Bye!
Me!!
I hope that girl Aya doesn’t find me. She’s so weird!
Hi again!
Oh, hi…So, what do you want to
play?
Oh, I guess we can go on the
tire swing.
After a while…
So, what’s your phone number?
Oh, I guess I
can tell it to her…It’s
590-0963.
590-0963. Got it.
Maybe she’ll
forget it.
I’ll get it!Hello?
Hi, it’s me!
Who is this? It’s Aya.
Remember me?
Oh, yeah…
Well, I was wondering what your address is.
Why do you
want to know? No
reason.
Ok, well I live at 1227 North
Chicago Avenue.
Thanks. Bye!
That was weird…
Oh, hello!Who are
you?
I’m Aya. I just moved into the neighborhood,
and I was wondering if Tiffany could
play.
Of course she can! How
wonderful that you two are
friends!
Tiffany! Your friend is here to
play!
Oh, hi. Well, I kind of have
a lot of homework to
do.
Don’t be silly! Go outside with your
friend.
Ok, Mom.
I’m actually having fun with
her!
The Next Day…
Oh, hi!Hi! I was just wondering if you could
come over to my house to
play.
I only live 2 blocks away.
I’ll go ask my mom.
Yep, she says I can!
What was that?
My dad. He was
speaking Arabic.
We’re Egyptian.
Wow, that’s really cool.
Were you born in Egypt?
No, but I’ve been there,
and both of my parents were born there.
Come on. We have a
great climbing tree
in my backyard.
I’m glad we’re friends.
Me too.
When I met you, I thought
you were really weird.
I am really weird!
Well, you’re also really nice, and you make a great
friend.
TheEnd