Characters:
Vera, Charlie, John the Pervert, Mr. Dietz, Jenny, Detentionheads
Themes:
Death, Loss, Anger, Friendship, Family
Vera is an 18 year old senior who is best
friends with Charlie Khan. Their friendship starts to deteriorate when Charlie
finds new friends, the Detentionheads,
and starts to date Jenny. Jenny tell Charlie lies about Vera and they stop
being friends. Vera continues to focus on her schoolwork and volunteers at the
pet shop. Before Charlie’s death, he tells Vera that Jenny was going to kill
him and burn down the pet shop. That night, Vera goes to the pet shop to see
Charlie but see Jenny burning it down. The next day, Charlie is dead and is blamed
for burning down the pet shop.
Vera goes to their
tree, Master Oak, and finds evidence to support Charlie’s innocence. She finds out that Jenny had forced Charlie
to videotape them having sex and selling it to John the Pervert. Vera also
found out that Jenny been blackmailing Charlie and threaten to kill him. Vera,
along with her dad, turn in all of the evidence to the police. Her and father
go on a vacation together with signs on their backs, reading “Ex-stripper's
daughter" and "parsimonious”. At
the end, their relationship is mended and they both have let go of their pain.
Tales of the Madman Underground by John Barnes is a good follow up book because it also deals with a student who has parents who are not around and has afterschool jobs.
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