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Description
On a September night in 1971, a few days after getting busted for dropping acid, a sixteen-year-old curls up in the corner of her ratty bedroom and begins to write. Now the truth can finally be revealed about the mysterious day long ago when the authorities found a child, calmly walking in... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Roberta Rohbeson/Clyde: The main character and narrator of the story.
- Vicky Talusoj: The Violent One.
- The Stick: Brother of Vicky Talusoj.
- The Turtle: Companion and provider of mind-altering substances.
- The Great Wesley: Companion to the Turtle.
- Raymond Rohbeson/The Father: Abusive, alcoholic father of Roberta, schemer of schemes.
- Julie Rohbeson: Roberta's little sister.
- The Mother: Roberta's gold-digging, opportunistic, love-less mother.
- Suzie Homemaker: Nominal guardian/caretaker to Vicky and The Stick.
First Sentence
WHEN WE first moved here, the mother took the blue-mirror cross that hung over her bed in our old house and nailed a nail for it in the new bedroom of me and my sister.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Lynda Barry (Author)
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