Main Characters Name: Amber Kayar.
Age: 16.
Occupation: Year 11 student at Emery College.
Family: Mum, Dad, baby brother Ashwyn.
Likes: Chemistry, reading, cooking, music, writing poetry, make up,
shopping.
Dislikes: Bullies, mean people, sports, her roommate Ellen.
Ambition: To become a biochemist.
Strong qualities: Clever, reliable, sensible, romantic.
Weak qualities: Shy, insecure, naive, too trusting at times.
Name: Leanne
Swanley (Lea for friends)
Age: 16
Occupation: Year 11 student at Emery College.
Family: Mum and dad – both marine biologists.
Likes: playing the guitar, music, shopping, going out, dancing.
Dislikes: steam veg, being lonely, studying, Ellen.
Ambition: a media job (perhaps a DJ or TV presenter).
Strong qualities: easy-going, optimistic, cheerful, loyal to her friends.
Weak qualities: loud, over-protective, falls in and out of love easily.
Name: Shawn Rohan (also known as Shaw, a childhood nickname Lea gave
him).
Age: 16.
Occupation: Year 11 student at Emery College.
Family: Lives with his dad; his mum lives in the US with Shawn’s stepdad
and half-sister.
Likes: Sports (football and rugby), racing, playing guitar, listening
to music, going out.
Dislikes: Wearing formal clothes, studying, being told what to do,
when people are mean to Leanne.
Ambition: yet undecided!
Strong qualities: kind, easy-going, good at sports.
Weak qualities: Lack of will-power, low confidence, not too good at
school.
Name: Kelly Harper-Moore.
Age: 17.
Occupation: Day pupil and prefect at Emery College Lower Sixth Form.
Also has a Saturday job at a beauty salon.
Family: Real dad (who she refers to as Tom); adoptive parents.
Likes: Fashion, make-up, piercing, reading magazines.
Dislikes: Boys/men, boring people, her dad.
Ambition: To become a celebrity make-up artist and stylist. To start
her own make-up line.
Strong qualities: Hard-working, reliable, cool.
Weak qualities: Can be aggressive and possessive.
Other Characters
Ellen Boswell – Amber’s roommate. She is supposed to be mentoring Amber,
but instead she is mean to her. Ellen is under pressure from her father
to follow in her sister’s footsteps and go to his chosen Uni.
Laura and Kim – Ellen’s mates. Kim used to be Ellen’s roommate
but had to move out. Laura is aggressive and violent towards Amber.
Aaron – Leanne’s boyfriend (later ex-boyfriend). He is 2 years
older and goes to a different college.
