Creekwood High School

Creekwood High School is the setting for the majority of the novel, with the exception of the last four chapters. Creekwood High School is located in Shady Creek, Georgia, in the United States, and roughly an hour and a half from Athens. Within the High School, Albertalli references several main features. Leah references the atrium, the auditorium, the lunch table, her locker, the library, the music/band room, the parking lot, the soccer field, and the football field. As Leah is a senior in high school, this is where the teenagers spend the bulk of their days. The novel begins in the music room, with Leah in the middle of band practice with Morgan and Anna, her two best friends. Though it seems that the setting should remain static and safe, it is the place where Leah’s relationships shift and change, and another example of...