Gone (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Janie Hannagan: Janie is a narc, and her partner and boyfriend is Cabel. Her mother, Dorothea, is always drunk and Janie has to take care of her and the house. She is the one with the choice to make. She is a dream catcher.
• Cabel Strumheller: Cabel (Cabe) is 19, Janie's boyfriend and narc partner. He also works for Captain. He has an older brother called Charlie, and a sister-in-law called Megan. His parents are both gone. His father died in jail after lighting Cabe on fire.
• Captain Fran Komisky: Captain Fran Komisky is Janie's boss who's also there to talk to Janie when she needs it. She is head chief of Janie and Cabel's jobs.
• Martha Stubin: Martha Stubin is dead, but she re-appears in dreams. She was and is a dream catcher. She used to work for Captain, as well. She wrote in a green notebook about what being a dream catcher means and how it would effect Janie's life. She lived at the nursing home where Janie worked in book 1.
• Carrie: Carrie has been Janie's (Janers) best friend ever since she moved into the neighborhood at the age of 13. Janie finds her immature and self-centred, at times, but very loyal and she loved Carrie and treasures her friendship. Carrie, too, has issues with her homelife. Her boyfriend is Stu.
• Henry Feingold: is Janie's Biological father
• Dorothea Hannagan: Janie's mother who is an alcoholic.
• Cathy: Henry's friend, and UPS-lady who colletcts snow globes.
• Charlie: Cabel's older brother. Wife is Megan
• Megan: Charlie's wife.
• Stu: Carrie's boyfriend, and the former owner of the car "Ethel" (a ´77 Nova) that Janie bought but had to sell after learning from Miss Stubin how dangerous driving could be. Carrie then bought the car.

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• “He reaches toward her, his fingers black and bloody, his eyes deranged, unblinking. Janie is paralyzed. His cold hands reach around her neck, squeezing tight, tighter, until Janie has no breath left. She's unable to move, unable to think. As his grasp tightens further around Janie's neck, his face turns sickly alabaster. He strains harder and begins to shake.Janie is dying.She has no fight left in her.It's over.”

• “"She said you better not be pregnant"Janie snorts"What the hell is wrong with our parents,anyway? Wait-you're not,are you?" "Of course not Sheesh,Janers! I may not have gotten the best grades in school ,but i'm not stupid.You know I'm on the Pill.And his Jimmy doesn't get near me with-out a raincoat,yadamean?Ain't nothing getting through my little fortress!!" "Okay, good Sheesh." Janie laughs again.”

  Janie and Carrie talking about Carrie and Stu's plans for their future

• “Damn it,Janie thinks.Dreams plus booze equals not cool.”

  Janie

• “I love it when you call me Jesus Christ”

  Carrie pg.130

• “It's not Ralph, is it?" "You mean like 'Forever' Ralph? Uh no." "You've read 'Forever'?" "Did you like it?" "Um... well, it wasn't the wisest thing for a fourteen-year-old guy with fresh skin grafts in the general area down there, if you know what I mean." "So what, then? Pete? Clyde? It's Fred, isn't it." "Janie. Stop." "You named your thing Janie?" "Go to sleep.”

  Cabel Strumheller

• “Well, there's goes my dream of a magical surprise inheritance. Dude's poorer that us.”

  Janie Hannagan

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• But she’s brave. Everything appears normal. Even though inside, she’s wrecked.

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• The pressure is breathtaking. She’s suffocating. Just wants to run. Hide.

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• “I almost died out there. Plus my brain is now infested with plankton and carp shit. You’d better watch it, or I’ll blow a snot rocket at you.” “I’m . . . eww. That’s disgusting.” Cabe laughs.

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• Finds out that Morton’s Fork is not literally a fork. It’s a term for a dilemma of sorts. In summary: a forced choice between two equally suck-ass things.

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• I think I’m pretty lucky. I bet blind people have great sex. I’ll even wear a blindfold so it’s fair.”

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• Really. Fucking. Hard.

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• hallway in the quiet night. And pauses at the portal to another world. There’s just one more sorrow’s dream to change.

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• He slips his warm fingers under her cami and slides them across her belly. She smiles and relaxes, eyes still closed. “You’re going to get us in trouble,” she says. “You know your brother’s rules.” “I’m on top of the blanket. You’re under it. They’ll be okay with that. Besides, I’m not doing anything.” He strokes her skin, kisses her shoulder. Slips his fingers under the waistband of her jammie pants.

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• With his finger, he catches a drip of water from her chin. Smiles. He brings his finger to his lips and licks the water. “Mmm,” he says, nuzzling her neck. “Carp shit.”

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• Because with the right person, sometimes kissing feels like healing.

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• Fieldridge, Michagan
• Heather Home

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Preceded by Fade.

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1. Lisa McMann (Author)

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• Library of Congress: PZ7.M2256 Gon 2010
• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Dating & Intimacy › Fiction
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance

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