Anvilicious: This book's LGBT themes are not subtle. The author was a lesbian who had difficulty accepting herself and being accepted by others and wrote the book based on her own experiences, and decided to use all the gentleness of a brick with this one.
The Woobie: Both of the main girls. Annie comes from a poor family and has a distant mother, goes to a crappy school, and feels jealous of Liza's good living situation. Liza has to deal with oppression at school from students and teachers alike and wants to be with Annie, but also wants to be normal.
