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The Boy at the Back of the Class
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Chapters 7-10Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes depictions of bullying, death, and graphic violence.
Chapter 7 Summary: “Mr. Irons’s Nose”
The next day, Ahmet comes outside for recess for the first time. Alexa and her friends invite him to play soccer with them. They’re excited and impressed when Ahmet plays well. Brendan the Bully gets involved, stealing Michael’s soccer ball.
Mr. Irons—a strict teacher on recess duty—sees the scuffle and demands to know what’s going on. Brendan lies and says that Ahmet is excluding him from the game. Mr. Irons asks Ahmet if that’s true, and gets upset when Ahmet doesn’t answer. Alexa and her friends try to tell Mr. Irons that Ahmet doesn’t speak English and didn’t do anything wrong. Mr. Irons doesn’t let them finish before sending them to the principal’s office. Mrs. Khan finds them with Mrs. Sanders and explains the situation. From then on, Ahmet is careful to keep the ball away from Mr. Irons and Brendan.
