Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine is the primary setting when the novel first opens. This is where Ev and Mackey have lived their whole lives. It is from Portland that the Linney family moves to live with Eleni and her family in Boston. Ev leaves behind her best friend, Jules, in Portland when the Linney family moves away.

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts is where the Linneys move to be with the Gartos family. This is the city where Ev has to learn how to make a new life for herself. Ev discovers how different the city and the people are when she tries to run away to go back to Maine.

Backyard

Ev likes to spend time in the backyard of the house when she moves to Boston. While the yard is much smaller and less lush than their yard in Maine, Ev feels as if it is a...