SHAREEN Age 6. Wide eyed, observant, hyper aware of her family dynamics, very concerned with her sister’s well being. Sensitive to her mother’s fragility and her father’s level of stress. At home Shareen is quiet and careful. At school Shareen is eager to fit in. She is drawn to Clarissa and Fat Caroline because they look like Egyptians to her. She feels at home with them. She is fascinated with Miss Braster because she yearns for acknowledgment from a motherly presence.