https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier en-us 2023-03-16 12:59:52 UTC 2023-04-21 12:33:11 UTC hello@padlet.com empelletie26 https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519371672 - Darius has to take depression medication 
- It took a very long time to find the right medication for his depression> it made him angry sad and more frustrated at time. In other words mood swings 
- He had lots of weight gain from his pills 
- The officer asked why he was depressed 
- pg 192 first mention of self harm ]]> 2023-03-16 13:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519371672 empelletie26 https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519371882 - Chip goes to Darius to try to tell him that his bad is open but he ends up ripping the whole back pack. Darius stands up for him self 
- The officer picked on Darius. He thought that the pimple on his forehead was part of his culture
- Sohrad is hiping darius up with soccer and he is gaining confidence 
- " It became a lot harder not to smile. I felt like I was ten feet tall." pg 264]]> 2023-03-16 13:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519371882 empelletie26 https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519372039 - Darius love tea from his Persian geans- chapter 1 
- He is not good at specking his native language 
- "I wondered why he called it that. What made him call Iran home, when he knew I was born and raised in Portland. " pg  45
- Taarof is custom way in Iran where if the home guest offers you something you have to refuse and they have to instinct you have it. This goes on and on before one gives in. 
- Salaam means hello or peace 
- nawruz is a pension new years and they celebrate like our Christmas  
- " Your not very Persian," he said. " Not like Laleh" pg 182]]> 2023-03-16 13:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519372039 empelletie26 https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519372177 - Darius and his dad are very different 
- Darius has a hard time speaking his mothers main language
- "The truth was, my Farsi was abysmal. I never really learned growing up" pg 20 
- The language is a big gap between him and his mom 
- The other officer in the air port said something about his weight 
- In Yazd you can be imprisoned because of your religion.]]> 2023-03-16 13:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519372177 empelletie26 https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519372321 - His mom is full Persian and that makes Darius half Persian- chapter 1
- His father doesn't get along with Darius. He was devils advocate. -pg 13 
- He loves sister very much, he plays doll with her and tea party's 
- Darius feel like he is not apart of his family because of his grandmother. He thinks that his mom and sister are apart of the family and he is just a guest. pg 24 
- " It was like Laleh belonged to that reality, but I was just a guest" - 24 
- His grandfather has a tumor 
- One of the only thing he and his father have in common is depression 
- With Darius bike being broken he and his dad were forced to ride together more causing more fights between them. 
- His father thinks that Darius should stand up for him self but that is what he is doing. His father doesn't understand how bad the bulling is. 
- His father wants Darius to have a good future and not be bullied but his mom wants Darius to be happy and make his own decisions.  
- His mamou was a very loving person 
- When he was little his dad used to tell him storys but one day it just stopped 
- pg 124 his dad was the only one to get Darius out of bed and laugh when he was very upset 
- " I was lucky. That well inside me was ready to burst' pg 174 Darius finally has a family he believes he is apart of 
- He wants to know so many things about his famliy and what they are like. Hes only ever knew them though a computer screen 
- " I hated how Sohrab had a larger share of my grandparents life then I did" pg 186
- Main sequence chapter 
- " Dad looked up at me again. Three was no walls between us." pg 286]]> 2023-03-16 13:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519372321 empelletie26 https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519372488 - Trent is his bully chapter 1
- Darius thought that Sohrab would be friends with him and trust him but him and his other friends made fun of him 
- Sohrab apologized of what he said to Darius 
- ' it made me feel like I belonged" pg 180 Sohrab gave him a gift and Darius feels loved 
- " Laleh," he said "Its not polite to do that. Darioush can't understand you" - pg 235 sohrab stuck up for darius when he counldnt understand laleh 
- "Because Sohrab knew it was okay to cry in front of me" pg 244 
-" Nobody wants you here" pg 279]]> 2023-03-16 13:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519372488 empelletie26 https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519372569 ' When mamou wrapped her arms around me, a whole new dimension of light and warmth opened up between them."pg 265]]> 2023-03-16 13:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519372569 empelletie26 https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519373607 Darius has mentions the Chip is handsome many times. 
" " Not the way they noticed Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy like Chip Cusumano, who really was handsome." pg 74
- " Sohrab rested his palm on my shoulder. It was warm and tentative ,like he thought I would pull away ." pg 130
- Darius takes notice of how Sohrab smells and how the sun shines on him
- "Sohrab had no walls inside. I loved that about him" pg 181]]> 2023-03-16 13:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519373607 empelletie26 https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519374899 - His high school is full of mostly white people 
- He got picked put at the airport because of his skin color ]]> 2023-03-16 13:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/empelletie26/epelletier/wish/2519374899