Seattle

Seattle is the city in Washington State where Maisie lives with her family. Therefore, Seattle is the primary backdrop for the events of the novel. Maisie resides here with her mother, Angie, stepfather, Jack, and stepbrother, Connor. Her mother has lived here ever since her family relocated from Neah Bay when she was a young girl. Over the course of the years following, Mom did her best to create a life for herself in this location.

Maisie divides her time between her home in Seattle, her dance studio, and her school. After her knee injury, she is forced to take time off from dance. She therefore starts spending most of her time at her house or at the physical therapy office.

Maisie's School

Maisie's school is also located in Seattle, Washington. This setting appears at the beginning and the end of the novel. At the start of Chapter...