Janet and Krysten, two of Jack's friends, offer wisdom and support, as does a librarian.Īdult and teen characters smoke cigarettes. Their Uncle Patrick, with whom they wind up, has always had the thankless job of being the designated adult who cleans up the messes of his dysfunctional family - and unexpectedly stands up for the kids when they are bullied by adults.
Their uncle Carl, with whom they've been living, also loves them but is a hopeless flake who never shows up for school meetings, feeds them nothing but junk food, and gets caught up in one grandiose, doomed scheme after another. Their late mom loved them and also suffered from mental illness, so some days were magical adventures and some spun out of control. Jack, now 12, and Birdie, 9, have never had much stability in their lives, but as a result are fiercely loyal to each other, supportive, and caring. Just about all the characters make ill-advised choices that seem like a really good idea at the time, like when the kids decide to run away from their uncle and go back to Portland on the bus.
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