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“One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time.”

The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, numerous, messy, affectionate. And every day from her balcony perch, seventeen-year-old Samantha Reed wishes she was... read more

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  • Samantha "Sam" Reed: Main Character. Her mother is Grace Reed, the Senator of a small Connecticut town.She watches the Garrett's from her window because she finds them interesting. There's one Garret that keeps her attention....
  • Jason "Jase" Garrett: His family is the Reed's next door neighbor. Third child of the Garretts He is the forbidden boy. He is fix it savvy.
  • Nan Mason: Samantha's best friend. Is good at everything she does. Surprisingly isn't a huge character in the book.
  • Tim Mason: Nan's brother is involved with drugs and alcohol, is the complete opposite of Nan. But in the end of the book, he's sworn of drugs and alcohol (but still uses cigarettes), and isn't a complete a**hole. He helps Sam with the incident.
  • Grace Reed (Senator Reed): Samatha's mother senator of their small town. Depises her next door neighbors the Garretts. She thinks that they have a too-big family, just like all the other shoppers at the Grocery store.
  • Joel Garrett: He is the oldest Garret boy. Owns a motorcycle that Jase has to fix a lot.
  • Alice Garrett: She is the second oldest Garrett. Cares deeply about he siblings.
  • Andy Garrett: Add a description of this character.
  • Duff Garrett: He is the fifth child.
  • Harry Garrett: He is the sixth child.
  • George Garrett: He is the seventh Garrett. Does not believe in clothes. The funniest little kid ever. Takes everything seriously.
  • Patsy Garrett: She is the youngest child. Her first word was boob.
  • Mrs.Garrett: Mother of Joel, Alice, Jase, Andy, Duff, Harry, George, and Patsy.Doesn't care about all the rude comments she gets when she goes to the Grocery Store.
  • Mr.Garrett: Father of Joel, Alice, Jase, Andy, Duff, Harry, George, and Patsy. Owns Garrett Hardware.
  • Clay Tucker: The idiot Sam's mom is dating. Helps her politically.Tells Sam's mom to keep on driving when they crash into Mr.Garrett.
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  • “"Hey," he says again as though he knows me well. "Need rescuing?"”
    Jase Garrett
  • ““Is Jase already gonna marry you?”I start coughing again. “Uh, No. No, George. I’m only seventeen.” As if that’s the only reason we’re not engaged.“I’m this many.” George holds up four, slightly grubby fingers. “But Jase is seventeen and a half. You could. Then you could live in here with him. And have a big family.”Jase strides back into the room, of course, midway through this proposition. “George. Beat it. Discovery Channel is on.”George backs out of the room but not before saying, “His bed’s really comfortable. And he never pees in it.””
    George

First Sentence edit see section history

The Garretts were forbidden from the start.

Table of Contents edit see section history

There are 53 chapters.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Huntley Fitzpatrick (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Dial
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 14, 2012
ISBN: 978-0803736993
Page Count: 304

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