Finding Clues

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In the book "Finding Nouf" Nayir, a bedouin is asked to find a girl from the Shrawi family who got lost days ago. She had 16 years old and was about to get married, one day she went shopping and did not return. Nayir was a great friend of the Shrawi family, so he was asked to help. The family said that she had left with a camel, that's why one animal was not in his cage when she left, they were sure she went to the dessert, otherwise, why sould she steal a camel. Nayir began searching and did not find her. Lots of days went on like this until other people found her body and the camel, who was still alive. Nouf's body was sent to an investigation center. Nayir took Nouf's body to her funeral which was organized by the Shrawi Family. All of Nouf's siblings where in the funeral. Othman, who was her brother, talked with Nayir so he could investigate more. Nayir started to research with an investigator, and they found a bag full of Nouf's things.

I felt curious after hearing Nouf's story. I wanted to know what happened to her and why she escaped

Hidden Messages Inside the Book

"It was hard to imagine that just weeks after the picture was taken she had run away to the dessert, no less, leaving everything behind: a fiance, a luxurious life,a large, happy family. Why? he wondered Nouf was only sixteen. She had a whole life in front of her. And where did she go?" (Ferraris 3). This quote shows us how things can change drastically in a very short time. Nouf had a perfect life, and suddenly she ran away. Why? it's a mystery; but what we can learn about htis is that we have to be grateful for wat we have because things end. This part of the book has 2 messages that the author wants to show us.

"Who discovered she was missing? My mother" (Ferraris 40). This quote shows that moms know their kids very well. The first one noticing that Nouf was missing was mom. Maybe, she was the most worried person in the family along with the dad because the two of them where parents. The message it gives is that your family will always be besides you.

Maybe this is what the author tries to say

"By the way, these are her tings maybe there's a clue in there" (Ferraris 61). This text shows that things are never as they seem. Maybe something that looks as a bag with supplies which Nouf possesed may take to finding out what happened to her. Sometimes, the things that seem small are powerful. This can transform to an important piece of finding Nouf.

What I Learned

This book is full of mystery. I think that in the next pice of the story, the characters will keep finding clues for Nouf's case. The family of the dissapeared girl is very united and always trying to do something about their lost sister. They are brave because eventhought the conclusion they arrive to about Nouf's case can be terrifying, they do it because she was significant to them.