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Description edit
32 Candles is the slightly twisted, utterly romantic, and deftly wry story of Davie Jones, who, if she doesn’t stand in her own way, just might get the man of her dreams. Davie—an ugly duckling growing up in small-town Mississippi—is positive her life couldn’t be any worse. She has the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Davidia Jones aka Davie Jones: Main character. Young girl tormented by her classmates. Called "Monkey Night" by everyone in school. Later becomes a lounge singer.
- Cora: Davidia's abusive mother.
- James Farrell: Object of Davie's affection. High school crush. Davie believes he is her "Jake Ryan"
- Veronica Farrell: James' beautiful but cruel sister.
- Tammy Farrell: James' youngest sister
- Mama Jane: Nicky's aunt. Davie's protector and confidante
- Nicky: Davie's gruff boss/mentor/best friend
- Mike Barker: Former coworker of Davie's, turned actor who had an abusive background.
- Chloe: Coworker and friend of Davie's.
- Corey Mays: Davie's high school lab partner and James Farrell's best friend.
- Paul: Add a description of this character.
- Russell
- Molly Ringwald: Actress in "Sixteen Candles", Davie's favorite movie.
- Leon: Nicky's best friend and bouncer at Nicky's bar.
- Tina Turner
- Mr. Greeley
- Erica
- Mildred
- Elmer
- Andrew Mccarthy
- Jake Ryan: Character in "Sixteen Candles", Davie's favorite movie.
- Hugh Phillips
- Tanisha Harris
- Real Davie
- Stage Davie
Setting & Locations edit
Glass, MS and Los Angeles, CA
- Nicky's: L.A. nightclub where Davie sings and lives in an apartment above it.
- Mississippi
- Los Angeles
- New York
- L.a.
- California
- Texas
- Hollywood
- Farrell Fine Hair
- Farrells
- Sixteen Candles
- Pink
- Solvang
- Breakfast Club
First Sentence edit
So you've probably heard of this thing by now.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ernessa T Carter (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Amistad / HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780061957840
Page Count: 335
Publisher: Amistad / HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780061957840
Page Count: 335
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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