Miranda

Miranda is the main character of the story, and it is told in first person from her point of view. She keeps a diary of her life, recording her feelings and anything significant that happens to her. She is sixteen years old and at the beginning of the story seems to be a very normal teenager. She lives at home with her mother and younger brother Jonny, and her older brother Matt is away at college. Her father has left her mother, and now lives in Springfield with his new wife Lisa who is pregnant with their first child. Miranda seems to handle this situation well, without resentment. She tries to be nice and act politely to Lisa, though it is clear that she is not yet completely comfortable with her. She lives mostly with her mother, but visits her father on holidays. She attends a normal high...