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Willa is lucky: She has a loving blended family that gets along. Not all families are so fortunate. But when a bloody crime takes place hundreds of miles away, it has an explosive effect on Willa’s peaceful life. The estranged father she hardly remembers has murdered his new wife and children,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Willa Coffey: Main character. Junior in high school. Lives with her mother, stepfather, and two stepsisters. Doesn't know anything about her father or his family. Cuts herself.
- Terri: Willa's mother. Ran away from her small town and husband with Willa and has never looked back. Married a man with two daughters and is afraid to ever upset him because she is afraid that he will leave.
- Jack: Willa's stepfather. Father to Brooke and Alyssa.
- Brooke: Willa's oldest stepsister. Willa looks up to her.
- Alyssa: Willa's stepsister.
- Faye: Willa's mother's best friend growing up; still lives in the same small town in Texas.
- Budge: Willa's father She doesn't remember much about him and has no contact with him.
- Crystal: Budge's wife
- Curt: Friend of Willa's family. Married to Pauline.
- Pauline: Friend of Willa's family. Married to Curt. Accompanies Willa to Texas.
- Trace: Willa's half brother. She doesn't remember him at all from her childhood.
- Erna: Add a description of this character.
- Sam: Willa's lawyer in Texas. Lives in the small town where her mother grew up.
- Lauren: Willa's best friend. She is studying abroad in another country and has been pretty distant to Willa.
- Val
- Granny Coffey: Willa's grandmother. Her father's mother.
- Kelli Marie: Willa's oldest half sister that she has never met
- Kadi: One of Willa's twin sisters-two years old. Willa has never met her. Murdered by her father.
- Krissi: One of Willa's twin sisters-two years old. Willa has never met her.
- Pastor Hendrick: Pastor in small Texas town.
- Martin: Willa's uncle (her mother's sister). Doesn't speak to Willa's mother anymore. Allegedly part of a cult?
- Dwayne Coffey: The real name of Willa's father, Budge.
- Pryor: The small town in Texas where Willa's mother grew up and where her father lived.
- Rivera
- Mrs. Jenkins
- Mrs. Chen
- Schultz
- Doreen
- Penders
- Momma Terri: What Willa's half brother chase calls Willa's mom.
- Washington
- Doyle
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First Sentence edit
I think even if nothing had happened the next day, even if my life had stayed just as it was that night at supper, I'd still remember what Jack said.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Susan Beth Pfeffer (Author)
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Page Count: 248
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- Books › Teens › Social Issues
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