How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Two days later they were ready to leave. They were going to travel by truck, just as the rest of the family had done.
"Am I traveling as your son or your daughter?" Parvana asked Father.
"You decide," he said. "Either way, you will be my little Malali." (16.61-16.63)
Father doesn't care if Parvana is a girl or a boy or a fish. He is so proud of her courage, and for him, that quality is gender neutral. He wants Parvana to be whoever she needs to be to feel safe.