This is Liberty High, the high school Jessica Carlisle (the main character) went to in the book. The yearbook pictured is hers.
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Lucy Sanders died in the book. She was a member of the track and field team and died in the same accident that Jessica lost her leg in.
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Merryl Abrams was a member of the Track and Field team, and is Jessica’s enemy. She dates the boy Jessica has a crush on and isn’t very nice to her. The choices for a quote, favorite book, and favorite song reflect the “coolness” and “popularity” she has. These choices are things currently prominent in pop culture. In the book, she is very up-to-date on things and is the most popular girl in school. She thinks she is very “cool”, so she would like things that …show more content…
He does not run but is part of the newspaper club and writes articles on track. He is also part of photography. In the book, he is the mayor’s son, and he is often regarded as cool (hence the song choice, which is a very popular song). The quote represents his easy attitude (“Give it a chance.” pg. 291) and the favorite book represents his love of journalism.
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This is Rosa. In the book, she has cerebral palsy, but is really good at math. She sits next to Jessica in math and becomes friends with her when she helps her. She is part of the Spark Club and Mathletes. The River Run pictures that were taped in were an inclusive Jessica and Rosa participated in together. Her quote represents her wanting to belong, because many people only see her as just her condition, and her book choice is a math theory book (she excels at math).
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This is the Liberty High Girl’s Varsity Track and Field Team. It is coached by Coach Kyro and it includes Jessica, Merryl, and Fiona, as well as some other girls on the team that were mentioned in the book.
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This is the Liberty Bell Newspaper writers. Gavin was the editor-in-chief of this newspaper in the book and also followed the track teams to write stories on them.
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