Point of View

The point of view of the novel is a third-person limited narrative focusing on Becca’s perspective. The narrative follows Becca’s activities and interactions with Saucy, her family, and her pursuit of friendship. How Becca perceives the characters around her is the lens through which the reader understands Becca’s worldview: "The only thing she could think about was the little ache in her heart that seemed to be there, like all the time” (3).

Becca is presented as a sympathetic character who sees herself as flawed. Becca may try to justify the expenses Saucy brings to the family by comparing them to the cost of Jammer’s hockey equipment, but Becca knows that she needs to take responsibility. When Becca thinks about her relationship with MacKenzie, she recognizes her flaws: “It was a lonely, sad secret to know about yourself, and she wished she...