Seaward Pines Academy

Seaward Pines Academy is the private school Merci and Roli attend. There are very generic descriptions of various aspects of the school campus, including some classrooms, a gym, and a lunchroom that seem typical. The school is exclusive and students are expected to perform well academically as well as volunteering time for service projects. Merci's family does extra work to help pay for attending. While Merci's parents sacrifice for the children to attend this school to give them a better and safer education, Merci often wishes she could just attend the neighborhood school. The school's exclusive nature is revealed in various ways, including that Merci mentions the meals prepared by the “school chef.”

Las Casitas

Las Casitas is what Ana calls the group of houses where Merci's family lives. Merci, her parents, and her brother live in one house, her grandparents live in another, and her...