Characters
Seymour Kerley is eleven years old and the self-conscious and reserved main character.
Angela "Angie" Fleur Eastbrook is a kind and charismatic 20-year-old who becomes friends with Seymour. Unbeknownst to Seymour, Angie is pregnant, taking drugs and in debt with drug dealers.
Marie Kerley is Seymour's strong-willed, dramatic mother.
Mr. Kerley is Seymour's alcoholic, jobless father.
Thelma is the fussy, meticulous acquaintance of Seymour's mother through a church group.
Jennette Easterbrook is Angie's mother.
Lynne Easterbrook is Angie's ballet-dancer sister.
David Easterbrook is Angie's brother.
Stuart Easterbrook is Angie's father.
James (Jas) is Angie's boyfriend. He stole from her parents and got her onto drugs. He is the father of her unborn child, and is currently in jail.
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