St. Stella's

St. Stella's is the school Francesca used to attend until her mother transferred her to St. Sebastian's with the hopes that this new school would challenge Francesca and get her away from her insipid, soul-sucking friends.

St. Sebastian's

St. Sebastian's used to be an all-boys' school until this year, when it accepted 30 female students (compared to 750 male students). In the opening chapter, Francesca is quick to point out that being in the gender minority is not as attractive as it initially sounds. The school sounds and smells like a giant fart, with boys either ignoring or harassing the girls. Within these male dominated walls, Francesca feels isolated and invisible. The school has hung gender signs on the bathrooms, but otherwise remains completely and unabashedly male.

Depression

Depression is the mental illness Mia suffers from. At the beginning of the novel, Mia suffers a nervous breakdown that...