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Jane Jerome

This character is 16 years old in the novel. In Part One, she regrets having told her sister to "Please go have an accident," only later to discover that her sister was seriously injured during the home invasion.

Karen Jerome

This character, who is 14 years old, arrives home in Part One during the home invasion. She is attacked, seriously injured, and put in a coma.

The Avenger

This character is a middle-aged man who appears to be an 11-year-old boy in much of the novel. He witnesses the home invasion from "his hiding place" in the beginning of the story and sets out to right the wrongdoings.

Buddy Walker

This character is a 16-year-old teen who is one of the vandals that invades the home in the beginning of the novel. He later falls in love with the 16-year-old daughter who lives in the house that he...

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