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The leaders in my book are the voices in Jason's head. They sway him to make certain decisions and try to convince him to make the "safest" decisions. They are always there for Jason. Their downfall was when Jason made actual friends and he didn't need their opinions anymore.

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I was honestly not a huge fan of this book. I couldn’t really relate to the main character in his feelings and actions against others, and I didn’t like the way he handled situations. This book had some pretty extreme circumstances that were hard to comprehend sometimes and not entirely believable. The ending and how the conflicts were resolved were predictable and not as interesting as they could be. I did like how the book was written with Jason narrating, but the voices in his head coming in and giving their input as well. I’ve never read a book like that before and it gave the book some life. I also liked how the author explained how people come and go in life and how they almost disappear from your memory. I was a little disappointed from this book and expected a little more since I have read from this author before. It had an interesting plot, but the way some characters interacted felt a little off. If I had to rate this book, I would give it a 5 because I liked how the father was portrayed, but I felt the book was missing a more interesting conclusion.

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You can’t solve a problem or fix a situation on your own, you need friends for support.

“Through our grief, understanding, and caring for one another, and by standing up together as one at the funeral, Shelby, Haze, Pete, and I have gotten even closer and it feels good.”-page 283

If Jason never made friends like the ones he did, he would probably still be in the situation he was with his father.

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Actions that affected this character

An action that effected Jason was when his father buried him alive. This makes Jason afraid of what his father can do during one of his episodes.
“He dropped him right down that hole he dug, and started shoveling the dirt on top of him.”-page 2

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Thoughts

Jason's most important thought was when he realized how sick his father was and finally realized he needs help.
“Is he dying? Have I let him die? Am I killing him? Is that what I’ve been doing? Not protecting him at all, just slowly killing him? Mom! Why did you leave me? How could you!?”- page 175-176

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Feelings
Jason's most important feeling is when people bring up his mother or something reminds him of his mother, and it makes him lash out.
“I hate her! How could she? How could she leave me? Why did she do it?! She left me all alone with him when she knows. She knows! I hate her, I hate her so much!”- page 243

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Important Actions
Jason's most important action was when he called his friend asking for help and told him about his dad.
" ‘And he’s got mental problems. He’s a little mentally ill.’ There I said it. For the first time ever. I feel sick. I’m dizzy. I betrayed my dad- and my mom.”- page 69

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Physical traits              Jason is: 16 years old, Greek, has a big nose, shaggy hair, skinny, wears clothes too small for him, and is taller than 5’8”. “I’m five eight last time I measured, which was a while ago, back when my pants actually fit me.”-page 20

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Main Conflict-
The main conflict is that Jason is afraid of making friends because he doesn't want them to find out about his father and their home life. This is resolved when Jason makes some friends and they do end up telling the school therapist about Jason's father.
Smaller conflict-
The smaller conflict is Jason thinks he is going crazy like his father because he hears voices in his head.

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Jason’s father is the antagonist. His father is severely mentally ill and has no concept of what is reality and in his head. This causes Jason to have to care for him, and leaves Jason distracted from school and he causes almost all the conflicts in the book.

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Jason Papadopoulos

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This book takes place in modern time, somewhere in the District of Columbia, during wintertime, near a river, near a school, and the main character lives in a broken down townhouse with peeling blue paint. I know this because on page 41 it says “After school, I walk home along the Potomac River, crunching through the ice at the side of the road.”
The setting is important because it makes some of the conflicts more stressful due to weather.

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This book is written in first person for the most part, but when the voices in Jason's head talk, it switches to third person.
”Ever since the fifth grade, I’ve had this imaginary audience in my head who follow me around and watch me like I’m the star in a move.”-page 1
"I wish you'd stop reliving that night over and over again."-page 3