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Point of View
The novel is written in first person from the sole perspective of 13-year-old Petra Pena. There are a lot of factors that affect an individual's ability to be honest and reliable, including that character's experiences. Petra is in an unusual situation. Halley's Comet is about to destroy Earth as the story opens, and Petra is about to board a space ship with her brother and parents. She remains in stasis for hundreds of years and wakes to find a group called the Collective has taken over control of the ship. Petra takes on the role of a hero in this situation. From the brief looks into her past, it seems she has always been outgoing which hints she might have become a leader in any situation. When she first wakes, she thinks incessantly of the need to retrieve her parents so they can take care...
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