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Section 1
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The main characters in this section
are the following:
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Gran - Nyle's grandmother
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Nyle - the main character, she is about
13 years old
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Muncie - Nyle's best friend whose considered
a 'freak' in school
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Mrs. Miriam Trent - Ezra's mother
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Ezra Trent - a 15 year old boy whose
been infected with radiation and has come to stay with Nyle and her grandmother
What: A nuclear power plant
has had an accident forcing hundreds of evacuees from the homes.
Many of the evacuees have been contaminated with radiation including the
Trents. Gran and Nyle take-in the Trents because they have no where
else to go. Ezra is very sick with radiation poisoning. Nyle
is skeptical about helping and accepting them into her house because she
fears that Ezra will die in the room where her mother and grandfather died.
When: The story takes
place in present day November
Where: North Haversham,
north of Cookshire where the nuclear power plant accident occurred
Why: Nyle doesn't want
to become close to Ezra because she knows he is dying and she doesn't want
to become close to another person who is going to leave her.
How: Gran reminds Nyle
that sometimes you have to do some things that you would rather not.
The Trents have come to live with
Gran and Nyle because they have been evacuated from their house and town.
Nyle is very skeptical to accept them into her home.
Nyle comes to terms with the fact
that sometimes you have to do things you would rather not.
She accepts that she will have to help Ezra.
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