Meet the Cast
Ben Byron
Sixteen-year-old Ben has a lot on his plate. Or, actually, he has nothing on his plate but barbecued iguana…which is even worse.But we'll get to the barbecued iguana part in a hot second.At the b...
Jim Byron (Dad)
You'd think that English professor Jim Byron would have picked up a couple of tips from the likes of Atticus Finch, William from Danny, Champion of the World, or even The Man from The Road—you kn...
Dylan Byron
If you're ever tempted to run off and go sail around the world—which, um, you probably won't be after reading this book—remember to pack the essentials. You need water, a GPS, some fishing line...
Christine Byron (Mom)
As readers, we never "meet" Christine, who died in a car accident before the book begins. We hear about her some from her family, who misses her terribly. But we think she sounds awesome.Mom had da...
Gerry Byron
Gerry is the youngest Byron brother and—real talk—he spends most of the book crying about whatever's going wrong that day. (Not that we're judging the poor guy. After all, he's only five. We sp...