Ault

Ault is the name of the boarding school in Massachusetts that Lee chooses to attend because she believes she will meet a handsome, studious boy there. Much of the action of the novel occurs on the campus and the buildings of the school including the dormitories, chapel, and school house.

Westmoor Mall

Reluctantly, Lee goes on a class outing to a mall to get her ears pierced. Cross helps her when she faints in the store. Afterward they get a milkshake and watch a movie together with some other boys from their class. On the way back to the school in the taxi, Cross puts his arm around Lee’s shoulders. It is the start of Lee’s obsession with Cross.

The Hospital

It is while Lee is at the hospital visiting Sin-Jun after her suicide attempt that Lee meets David Bardo, a man who works in the...