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Raine Watson In The Disappearance Of Emily H.
Raine Watson is the main character in The Disappearance of Emily H. When Raine sees a “sparkle” (she can only see) she grabs it to see memories of people's past. Raine's mom buys the house so she can start her life all over. Breaking up with a loser, Raine's mom forces herself to move out and run away when relationships get tough. The house the Watson’s move into was home to Emily Huvar, an eighth grade girl who goes missing. Raine is willing to die to figure out what happened to Emily Huvar. Raine uses “sparkles” to find out memories of people who knew Emily. An example from the text is, “ ‘First she (Emily Huvar) can do my project, and then we’ll make her so sorry she ever came to Yielding,’ Jennifer says, staring across the room,

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