No art project has ever mattered as much to Abington High School junior Lizzie Kreitschmann, and not just because she’s shooting for an A.
Instead of eating lunch most days, Kreitschmann works on her drawing of a 15-year-old Egyptian orphan with lopsided eyes, a tight-lipped smile and blue shirt.
It may be the first portrait of himself that the boy has ever had. It will surely become a prized possession – if only Kreitschmann captures his likeness, something she can’t help worrying about.