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-Darius is half Persian, tea is very important to him. Ch.1
-Farsi is very deep. ch.3 pg.20
-168 , Darius finally feels Persian for the first time in the book
-169 , clothing culture "Persian casual"
-304 Darius calls soccer football now

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-Darius has little friends at school and is enemy's with a bully called Trent and Chip. Ch.1
-Boss as the tea shop and Darius don't get along
-' "Watch where you're aiming," Trent said. "Terrorist." ' Trent is very mean to Darius and he gets away with it because the teacher doesn't always hear what is going on. ch.6 pg.39

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-pg 30. Darius sits with Javaneh at lunch but they are only really "friends" because of their culture and they aren't actually friends.
-pg 131. Sohrab owned up to his mistake and made up with Darius. Darius and Sohrab are now friends again and Darius understands where Sohrab is coming from with Ali-reza and Hossein
-193 Darius opens up to Sohrab
-244 Darius and Sohrab talk about father issues together
-267 Darius is close with Sohrab and doesn't want to go back home

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-Mom is Shiran and she is full Persian
-Father is "Stephen Kellner"(American)
-Father seems to like his Audi more than Darius. ch.2 pg.11
-" 'Sometimes I thought about how I didn't really feel like Stephen Kellner's son at all' " ch.2 pg.14
-" " and she didn't have the time to devote to a stew when she was overwhelmed with a Level Six Coding Emergency.' " Darius does not spend much time with his mom, and probably not very close. ch.3 pg.15
-pg 47-48. Darius is nervous to meet his grandparent and him and his grandfather are not very close.
-pg 51-52. Darius carried his sister through the airport. He really cares about her the most of all of his family members.
-pg 59,60. Darius and his dad have a disagreement over what he should get to eat at subway and his dad says that he should get something "healthier"
-pg 61. Darius is alone with his dad when his dad decides to try to make up with him but it just end up being awkward and  not very sincere
-pg 65, 67-68 Darius's father almost leaves him behind when he gets stopped by the customs officer which reminds Darius of the time he got away from his dad at the grocery store
-pg 70. Darius's father walks ahead of him even after the scare with customs and doesn't act bothered that Darius was probably very scared the the customs officer stopped him.
-pg 75. Darius's dads family does not really show affection compared to Mamou
-pg 120. Darius's grandfather doesnt really understand what Darius is going through and brushes it off as a misunderstanding.
-p 123.  Darius bonds with his father (a step farther, in the right direction) but then his father makes him feel like they take a step backwards after his father goes back to him making a "friend"
-141, Darius's grandfather does not like the gift of non persian tea compared to mamou who was very grateful for the gift
-174 Darius finally feels like a family with everyone, feels connected
-224 Darius wonders if anyone would care if he died
-254 Darius asks his family a question for the first time
-265 Darius finally feels accepted in the family
-283 Darius finally speaks about his feelings to his father
-286 "no walls between us", Darius and his dad are doing better
-288 supportive family, Laleh will always be Darius's friend
-291 Darius sees a new side of Babou
-294 Sohrab comes back and is forgiven by Darius
-311 Darius's father accepts him

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-177 , Darius seems to like Sohrab esp. when he blushed

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-pg 60. Darius's parents are talking about him and his depression while he is in the bathroom and then stop when he comes back.
-pg 59. Darius wants to chose his own meal at subway but his dad tries to pick something he thinks is healthier which makes Darius feel bad and hurry away to the bathroom.
-pg 69. the customs officer unintentionally made fun of Darius's need for depression medication and blamed it on eating too many sweets instead of the real reason which was Darius's brain chemistry
-pg 120. Darius's grandfather doesnt really understand what Darius is going through and brushes it off as a misunderstanding.
-224 Darius wonders if anyone would care if he died
-279 Darius is hurt by Sohrab, he feels horrible
-312 Darius is great

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-230 "how can i be a tourist in my own past?"
-271 Darius visits a place important to his family

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-287

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-" ' I used the lull in conversation to reach across the table for more pasta, but Dad pressed the salad bowl into my hands instead.' " ch.3 pg.17
-Laleh did speak Farsi, pretty much fluently. ch.3 pg.20
-" 'Laleh never watched star trek with us. It was me and Dad's thing.' " ch.3 pg.21
-pg 42. Darius does not get along with his father who wants control over him. His father wants Darius to change but Darius does not want to be what his dad wants him to be
-193 gov. treatment between religions

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-" 'I did not inherit any of Dad's good looks.' " Darius is not confident because he has dark loosely curled hair and brown hair whereas Dad is blond and has blue eyes. Darius does not she himself as perfect as he sees his dad even though he doesn't really like how his dad is described as "Aryan" (German Nazi noble)ch.2 pg.13
-180, Darius feels more Persian after getting the team melli jersey.
-182 , "you're not very Persian" Darius's uncle told him when he didn't like cucumbers
-264 Darius feels Persian and included, becomes more confident
-307 Darius is becoming more confident, especially standing up to Trent and with soccer
- 296 Darius is being himself (is always himself even when he is made fun of or criticized) and Sohrab notices