Meet the Cast
is
a 16-year-old high school junior in the midst of an identity crisis.
When she was little, Kee was a great researcher who won awards
for her prowess in the library. Over the years she stopped doing
research as her interest became eclipsed by her brother Mo's hockey
career. Soft-spoken Kee has few friends besides Shelly and her
pet turtle. All she really wants is to find her true self and
she searches hopelessly through teen magazines for the answer.
After she has an unexplained asthma attack, she dusts off her
research skills to solve the mystery. In the process, she rediscovers
what makes her happy.
,
Kee's older brother, is a hockey star, pizza boy, and general
all-around nice guy. The hundreds of trophies Mo has won litter
the house, and polishing them has become his mother's favorite
hobby. Mo genuinely cares for his sister but is too absorbed in
his own world of hockey and reality-show fame to notice Kee's
unhappiness.
means well, but the amount of attention she showers on her son
Mo is at the expense of her younger daughter, Kee. Mrs. Malesky
is so distracted by Mo's glittering success that she even forgets
her daughter is a vegetarian. In the end, though, she is filled
with pride for both of her children.
, Kee's best friend, has a nine-year-old assistant named Champagne
and a newsletter with a small following in Hollywood. Her expansive
personality and flamboyant color preferences fill whatever space
she occupies. Shelly's latest project is rescuing Kee from Mo's
shadow by turning her into a star. Tapping her contacts, Shelly
lands Kee on a reality TV show. After an asthma attack gets Kee
suspended from the program, Shelly's desire to make Kee a star
pushes their friendship to the breaking point.
is
a petite nine-year old going on thirty-nine. She takes her job
as Shelly's assistant seriously and wears professional business
suits and sensible shoes to fit the part. Champagne will do anything
to win the approval of her "boss" Shelly. If Shelly
wants a flower to garnish her fruit smoothie, Champagne finds
the freshest poppy around. When Shelly is feeling blue, Champagne
rushes to her side to console her. Champagne's ambition in life
is to run her own public relations company that caters to the
stars.
is
Kee's roommate and archenemy on the reality show. Dara dislikes
Kee from the start and sets out to intimidate her and get her
kicked off the show. Her most aggressive tactic is to hog the
bathroom, take hour-long showers several times a day, and wrap
her wet hair in Kee's only dry towel. She thinks she's succeeded
when a steamed and stressed out Kee is sent to the hospital with
an asthma attack. But Dara has a secret. She had asthma as a child
and is afraid that a relapse will cause her to get booted off
the show too. Ultimately, Dara's love for taking long showers
becomes a key to the mystery.
is the research librarian at Middletown Public Library. Tebucky
helped Kee with her award-winning research when she was seven
and comes to her aide once again when Kee's investigations into
the mold problem heat up. Kee has admired Tebucky ever since she
was a child and is inspired by him to pursue a career in library
research.
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