Kristina Georgia Snow

Kristina Georgia Snow is the main character and narrator of this novel. She is the daughter of Marie and stepdaughter of Scott. She has one sister, Leigh, and one half-brother, Jake. Kristina begins doing drugs during a court ordered visit to her father. Kristina indicates that it is emotional distress from learning that her father is exactly like her mother described him, as well as the elation of her first love that make her susceptible to drug use. After her first use of crank, Kristina is addicted. As soon as she begins coming off her first crank high, Kristina begins craving another hit.

Once she is back home, Kristina continues to crave drugs. Her personality changes drastically. She becomes disobedient and uncooperative with her parents. Although she was once a straight "A" student, Kristina is now cutting classes and making failing grades. She puts herself in...