Fourth-grader Ariel\'s weekend is turning out to be a disaster.
As she reflects on the maze of changes surrounding her after her parents\' divorce and her mother\'s remarriage, she reminisces about.
Her two best friends know everything about their cultures, but Ariel knows nothing about her own.
Her friends are coming over for a sleepover on Saturday night and a movie on Sunday, but she can\'t get it together to write her homework essay about heritage and cultural traditions that is due on Monday.
Fourth-grader Ariel\'s weekend is turning out to be a disaster