Tiger Eyes

I am doing a project on Tiger Eyes and wanted to know who are the main characters in the story and can you give me a description?

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Davey is the central character to the story, who loses her father right before the story opens. Davey's father was murdered in their family store with Davey only feet away in the backyard. Davey's father's final words were a plea for Davey to help him and for almost a year Davey carries guilt for not being able to save him. Davey was also very close with her father before his passing so getting passed his death is very difficult for her. In an effort to help the family move on from the tragedy, Davey's mother takes Davey and her brother to Los Alamos, New Mexico to stay with Davey's Aunt Bitsy and her husband, Walter. Davey is fine with the trip, until her family decides it will be more permanent. Davey resents when her mother can't handle parenting her and leaves the job to Bitsy and Walter.

Martin, known to Davey as Wolf, is the mysterious character who, without trying, taught Davey the most out of everyone in Los Alamos. Wolf meets Davey one day when he is at the top of the canyon and hears hear calling out to her father. He thinks she is in trouble so he calls out to her. On that day the two of them make a silent pact to be friends. They start to meet each other regularly at the canyon, knowing nothing about each other beside the nicknames they each made up for emotional safety. Martin is Wolf, and Davey is Tiger. They interact with each other purely through their senses, as if they were truly these animals. The connection between Davey and Martin is tested when their real lives collide. Martin finds out that Davey works at the hospital where his father is being cared for. Unknowingly, Davey befriended his father and on one of Martin's visits to the hospital he finds out. Martin's father dies, and the commonality of losing someone you love makes Davey and Martin's friendship stronger. It's one that surpassed time and location.

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Tiger Eyes