(AGG) “I do find the sibling connection endlessly fascinating, as I do all family dynamics. I like how siblings seem to create their own parentless mini-civilization within a family, one that has its own laws, myths, language, humor, its own loyalties and treacheries.”(BS-1) Nusrat is able to connect with her family members through the stars seeing they are already connected to them. (BS-2) Suzanne Fisher takes Nusrat’s worship in Islam to show how she thinks of the universe which helps her have a stronger connection with her loved ones. (BS-3) Fisher also uses Nusrat’s dream to show her regain of peace and connection with her loved ones. (TS)The author, Suzanne Fisher, uses astronomy throughout the novel to symbolize Nusrat’s connection with
