Characters
This character goes missing at the start of the novel when her counselor realizes that she is not in her bunk.
Who is Barbara?
Camp Emerson's main house is the site of many family get togethers for the Van Laars and it goes by this name/central theme of the story.
What is Self Reliance?
The Van Laar family is typically associated with this city, the capital city of New York.
What is Albany?
“The quickest way to make an attractive man ugly was to give him too much to drink.”
Who is Louise?
Chapter VII, the final chapter of the book, is named this thematic title.
What is "Self-Reliance"?
This CIT, or Counselor in Training, who was supposed to watch the campers at night, instead went off and partied with her friends.
Who is Annabel?
This is the official name of the protected land that Camp Emerson finds itself on, named after the family itself.
What is the Van Laar Preserve?
This chain of mountains is what surrounds Camp Emerson and encompasses most of the range that is in Northern New York.
What are the Adirondacks?
"To panic, said _______., was to make an enemy of the forest. To stay calm was to be its friend.”
Who is TJ?
The young boy, Christopher Muldauer, finally comes clean about what happened on the survival trip when he tells Judyta and the investigators that Barbara has been...
What is sneaking into TJ's tent?
This character has been the chief of police in the surrounding area of Camp Emerson for some time. Some say that he may have mishandled the Bear van Laar case...
Who is LaRochelle?
TJ Hewitt runs Camp Emerson in the same way that her father did. She and her father still reside on the property in this structure.
What is the Director's Cabin?
It comes to the police's attention that John Paul has been seen spending time on this mountain. Apparently Barbara has as well...
What is Hunt Mountain?
“A whole summer, thought _______ A whole summer without Barbara, her rages, her storms, the hours she spent weeping aloud, disturbing the staff. All of them pretending politely not to hear."
Who is Alice?
When TJ is questioned by Judyta, she tells her something off the record or "woman to woman", telling Judyta to focus on this person in the investigation.
This person is a camper, guitar player and object of Tracy’s affection.
Who is Lowell Cargill?
Camp Emerson sits directly adjacent to a lake where the campers enjoy swimming. In fact, one of the first scenes between Barbara and Tracy takes place here.
What is Lake Joan?
Louise is a hardworking local from this town in New York that is closest to Camp Emerson.
What is Shattuck?
“The best part of being married to George Barlow for a decade was learning that it’s all right not to do everything that’s expected of you all of the time. This is a notion that has been positively liberating for me. The way we were raised—the way our parents raised us, I mean—it trained us to think it’s our job to be absolutely correct in everything that we do. But it isn’t, Bunny. Do you see?"
Who is Delphine?
Alice makes an eye-opening discovery when she finds this person in her husband's bed.
Who is Delphine?
Louise's mother struggles to control her alcoholism and to raise her two kids. Her last name is Donnadieu and her first name is...
What is Carol?
In the opening scene, a camper at Camp Emerson goes missing in a girls' cabin that goes by this name.
What is Balsam?
What is Schenectady?
“Rich people, thought ____...generally become most enraged when they sense they’re about to be held accountable for their wrongs.”
Who is Judyta?
Of the sections in last night's reading, they come from three different people. They are told from Judyta's, Alice's, and this characters' perspective.
Who is Jacob?