Kanzi s family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that s why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that backfires when Mama shows up at school with the sandwich. Mama wears a hijab and calls her daughter Habibti (dear one). When she leaves, the teasing starts.