Ealing, Iowa

Ealing, Iowa was the fictional town in which this novel was set.

Grasshopper Jungle

Grasshopper Jungle was the name that Robby and Austin gave the field through which they had once ridden their bikes before Ealing Mall was built there. The two still referred to the area as Grasshopper Jungle even though the field was gone.

The Roof of Ealing Mall

Austin first allowed Robby to kiss him on the roof of the Ealing Mall when they went back there to retrieve their shoes and skateboards that bullies had taken from them and thrown on the roof. Also, the two find a pink plastic flamingo and a lemur mask on top of the roof, things they learn later came from McKeon Industries and had been made to help identify if there was a 412E infestation and which people had been infected. The remaining two reels of the...