On One Green Apple Tree Farah Summary

On her second day of school, a new, non-English speaking student named Farah, goes on a field trip to an orchard to pick apples and make cider. Farah is unsure of her new situation at first, but quickly warms up after enjoying her experience and makes new friends.
While reading One Green Apple, I thought about my experiences with speech. On my fifth birthday, my family moved from Texas to Virginia. My accent was so strong no one could understand me. I was put into speech therapy where I stayed for eight years. Now, I don’t have an accent even though my entire family does. I remember feeling like an outsider in school. However, the teacher never told me that being different was acceptable. Growing up, being the same as everyone else was always the most important thing.
Farah is wearing a dupatta and notices no one else is wearing one, however her shirt and jeans look just like theirs. While on the hay ride to the orchard, Farah thinks it’s strange to have boys and girls sitting together. She also gets funny looks and can tell the other students are talking about her country and not in a good way. Farah recalls her father telling her that their country and the United States has had some issues, but he tries to reassure her. Once at the orchard, she doesn’t understand exactly what is happening, but she figures out they are there to pick an apple. Farah joins her classmates in picking an apple, but choses a smaller tree lone tree and picks a small green apple. Her green apple is different from the large, red apples the other students