Meg Pritchard

Meg Pritchard is the protagonist of the novel. White, brunette, smart, and sassy when she wants to be, she is a senior at Kamiak High School in Seattle. Despite being friends with Minnie, who is popular, Meg is a bit of an outsider and prefers writing in her journal to the drinking and hook-up culture of her peers. She was recently accepted into UCLA where she will be attending in the fall. Meg is in love with T.J. Fletcher, but she turned him down for Homecoming because her best friend, Minnie, is also in love with him.

Meg is quick-witted and fierce, but also quiet and passive. She struggles to say what she means and act in the moment. For instance, she finds it easier to to lie to her best friend, Minnie, about not liking T.J. than to tell her the truth--that she is...