The main character, lives in Pleasant Hills and their father has died.
What is Sydney?
Also a recurring theme, less important but is obvious when reading.
What is secrets?
The town the story takes place
What is Pleasant Hills?
The main characters main conflict
What is Living Without a father?
Psychological relief from expression of strong emotions.
What is Cathartic?
Sydney's best friend, lives in the same Cul-de-sac.
What is Olivia?
A recurring theme in this story.
What is dealing with abuse?
The place where June and Sydney become mutual friends
What is The Cemetary?
Sydney's other problems that affect her life.
What is family issues and depression?
Showing an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
What is Callous?
Sydney's only family left, has started to develop a negative relationship with this person.
What is Sydney's Mother?
The third theme of the story, not as important.
What is developing as a person?
The school located in the main characters home town
What is Pleasant Hills High School?
Sydneys relatively important issue that affects her friend's relationships.
What is being friends with June Copeland?
Preserve from decay.
What is Embalming?
Sydney's most important person in her life, has been told they have died, but Sydney thinks they have been murdered ; is also a psychiatrist.
What is Sydney's Father?
The second most important theme for this story.
What is friendship?
The place where Sydney meets a new friend and goes for a therapy group.
What is Constellations Healing?
Sydney and Olivia's issue.
What is Sydney being accepted and gaining a higher reputation?
A person who can endure pain.
What is Stoic?
Sydney's frenemy, they became friends at her fathers grave.
What is June Copeland?
The overall theme of the story.
What is dealing with the loss of a loved one and moving on?
The place where Sydney can be free to think and do what she wants without anybody upsetting her.
What is Sydney's secrets closet?
Sydney's overall issue, affects her entire life forever.
What is dealing with family issues, making new friends and being harrased for being LGBTQ?
A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
What is Tirade?