Characters
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A Criminal
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Straight
Meet John Bender, Shermer High's notorious bad boy. In the words of his father and mother combined: stupid, worthless, no good, goddamn, freeloading son of a bitch, retarded, big mouth, know-it-all, asshole, jerk, ugly, lazy and disrespectful. But you? You couldn't ignore him if you tried.
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A Princess
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Straight
Meet Claire Standish, Shermer High's princess. Pretty, and pretty rich, too. Her parents fight and tell her to do the opposite of what the other says. She has an older brother. Acquaintances with Stubbie, a popular boy in her class.
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A Basket Case
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Straight
Meet Allison Reynolds. Shermer High's... well, nothing. Compulsive liar. She likes to take things when no one is looking, and hide out in dentention when she has nothing better to do on a Saturday. She carries a bag slung over her shoulder full of clothes, because there's a part of her that wants to run away. She doesn't have any friends at school, and her parents ignore her. She likes art.
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An Athlete
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Straight
Meet Andrew "Andy" Clark, Shermer High's athlete. Star of the wrestling team. His dad is just as much of a jock as he is, and does not approve of Andrew losing at anything, especially sports. He needs to do good in school to get a full ride to college. Acquaintances with Stubbie, a popular boy in his class.
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A Brain
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Straight
Meet Brian Johnson, Shermer High's brain. He takes woodshop because he thought it would be easy. Turns out it wasn't. He has to have an A in EVERYTHING, and anything less is unacceptable. He's in the math club, physics club, and Latin club. He has a younger sister. Acquaintances with Larry Lester, a boy on the wrestling team whom Andrew Clark beat up to prove he was "cool" like his dad.