Catalyst (2002) (edit title/settings)

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• Kate Malone: She is stressed out over her head, barely ever sleeps, is waiting to hear from MIT, she likes things clean, and takes care of her dad and brother. -RW
• Mitch Pangborn: Kates boyfriend, Early Decision Harvard.
• Theresa "Teri" Litch: A girl that acts tough. She beats up kids, and doesn't let anyone bother her. No one in school knows what she has gone through at home. -RW
• Mikey Litch: Teri's little brother. He stays in the Malone's house with Teri. -RW
• Toby Malone: Kate's younger brother. He has asthma, and Kate watches over him. -RW
• MS. Cummings: Kate's chemistry teacher, also member of the church Kate's dad preaches at.
• Sara: Kate's best friend.

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• “On the outside I am Good Kate…isn’t she sweet, she helps so much with the house, so sad about her mother, and she’s smart, too, seen her name in the paper for honor roll this and science fair that, she’s got scholarship written all over her, runs pretty fast, she’s so good with her brother, why can’t all teenagers be like that? On the inside I am Bad Kate, daughter of no one, she’s such a bitch, she thinks she’s all that, she prays with her eyes open, lets her boyfriend put his hands all over her, miss perfect, miss suck-up, disrespectful, disagreeable, still water runs deep and dirty, she’s going to lose it, just you watch, I’ve seen her type before.”

  Kate

• “Third period English. Hell. Smell the sulfur, feel the flames.”

  Kate

• “Amber, a cheerleader, made the mistake of telling Teri she should bathe more often. They never proved who put the dead skunk in Amber's pearl-white Jetta, but it didn't matter. The message was scent.”

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• On the outside I am Good Kate, Rev. Jack Malone’s girl, isn’t she sweet, she helps so much with the house, so sad about her mother, and she’s smart, too, seen her name in the papers for honor roll this and science fair that, she’s got scholarship written all over her, runs pretty fast, she’s so good with her brother, why can’t all teenagers be like her?

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• Look at the stupid, poor people. Look at the stupid, poor, burned-out people. Look at the stupid people, poor people, burned-out people, look at their dead baby.

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1. Laurie Halse Anderson (Author)

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• Books › Teens › Authors, A-Z › ( A ) › Anderson, Laurie Halse
• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Death
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction

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