Characters
Alex Morales- 17-year-old boy who has to take care of his two younger sisters after a meteor hits the moon and his parents disappear. He blames himself for all of the things happening to his sisters. Even though Julie changes her attitude, he blames himself for making her change that.
Briana Morales (Bri)- 14-year-old girl who also has to take care of her seemingly useless brother, for the same reasons as Julie. But when she goes away to a religious camp in the country, she develops asthma. When she comes back, her brother won't let her do anything around the house so it is left up to Julie. Throughout the entire book, she holds within her a strong, overwhelming belief that her parents are still alive, and will come back to save them. She dies when she goes to leave a letter for her parents, and decides to take the elevator to get to their apartment.The power goes out for 2 days, and she dies from starvation.
Julie Morales-Alex's youngest sister.
Father Mulrooney- The strict and uptight elderly head of Alex's private school. He serves as somewhat of a mentor to Alex.
Sister Rita-Headmaster of Julie and Bri's school they went to.
Isabella Morales (Mami)- Alex, Bri, and Julie's mother. A kind, nurturing, and caring woman, Isabella is an effectual mother. She was in the subways when the floods hit and is presumed dead.
Luis Morales (Papi)- Alex's tough-as-nails father, who while strict and overly-uptight, is still loving and nurturing. He is in Puerto Rico when the floods hit and is presumed dead.
Kevin Daley- A 17-year-old boy who helps his friend Alex to get food and teaches him how to "body shop" (taking the valuable items off of the people who drop dead in the streets), and how to use those items to barter with the last guy in the city to give out food. Kevin dies when a tree branch falls on him and is not able to breathe.
Harvey- A man Alex trades the items from body shopping for food and he dies near the end of the book
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