This is the story of Said Hyder Akbar. It is a interesting book because it is real and also it is such a different experience from the normal experiences of a California teen. Most teens don't sit in on important meetings but Hyder is sitting in of meetings of Afghanistan's government. also he is getting a chance to sit in on history being made, that is a chance that almost no one gets. one thing he did that was humorous was in the prologue when he got in the airport and everyone thought he was a terrorist.