Chapter 18-  i am so happy for ishmael for finally becoming normal again.  he talks to people about his feeling and is becoming less violent all the time.  It is so nice when they find his uncle and he Is really happy to see ishmael, since he never visited him before the war.  Ester is very nice to ishmael i like it when he accepts her as his temporary sister.  i also like when he talks about his father and his fathers family because it makes me feel like we are getting to know him even better.

Chapter 19-  I understand why he would be scared to renter a new family because of what he has been through but i think he will be able to do everything just fine.  I like how he went to the party and danced with himself but got sucked in to dancing with another person.  i can also understand why he wouldn't tell her about his past.  i also don't understand why the man who was interviewing him was laughing at him?  After the interview i didn't think that he would be picked but he was so thats good

Chapter 20-Why didn't their guide tell them it was going to be cold in new york I hope we get to know more about the person that becomes his mom.  They sound like they where professional children discussing politics when they are in the meetings.

Chapter 21-i cant believe he left new york and went back to his home country.  When the gun shots went off i knew that the war had finely caught up to him.  He was very smart to leave the city and try to get to New york.  He has a good answer for the monkey question