A Little Less Girl Characters

Dani Spencer might only tell us half the story in this novel, but she's still the driving force behind almost everything that happens in our little tale. So let's check her out.The New Girl in Town...

Jake West is the big man on campus at Raynesville High. All the boys want to be him and all the girls want to date him. You may think you know the type, but let's find out more about him—there's...

Though we never get to meet Amy during the course of this book, Dani's memories of her, along with her diary entries and paintings, bring the real Amy to life for us in pretty bold colors. And sinc...

This guy may be a cool teacher, but he turns out to be one bad dude. Let's put it this way: No Dermott, no dead Amy. Yikes. Jake and the Blamey TeacherJake describes Mr. Dermott as an all-around aw...

Blister has been Jake's best friend since second grade and the dude is always there for him when he needs some support. Jake, though? Well, not so much.Seriously, Blister is always hanging on Jake'...

Cody (or Chuck, if you're Alex and looking to buy some weed) is Dani's insane sort-of-ex-boyfriend. How crazy is he? Get a load of this.Cody tries to get with Dani back when their parents are livin...

During her junior year, Katrina was the prettiest and most popular girl at Raynesville High. She had the gorgeous Jake West on her arm, she was the star of the girls' swim team, and was well on her...

From the first moment we meet Alex, we can tell this guy is a major turd: Alex could shoot a football across the field like a bullet and down twelve double cheeseburgers in one sitting. This was th...

Both Jake and Dani have pretty involved parents. And in both cases, their parental involvement isn't always welcome or helpful. Or good…Sex, Drugs, and Dani's MomDani's doesn't know her dad at al...

Dani's grandmother, whom she affectionately calls Grammie, never makes an appearance in this story, but her spirit kind of flows through it. Dani and her mom move into Grammie's old house, which se...

Officer Moore (who's also called Chief Moore sometimes) is the face of local law enforcement. Not only is he Alex's dad, but he's also our link to everything that's going on in the criminal world o...

Coach Higgins is in charge of the Raynesville swim team and responsible for leading these guys and girls to victory. Like Coach Taylor before him, Coach Higgins has a tough job because just about e...

Hannah is Jake's little sister and we see her just as she's starting high school. Unfortunately things aren't going so well for her. She might be pretty boy Jake's sister, but bummer for her, none...