Eliot, the protagonist of the story, is an 11-year-old boy who lives with his single, working mother in a small beach town. His father lives far away, and he seemingly has no other relatives who…
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Mrs. Sen
Mrs. Sen is an Indian woman who recently immigrated from Calcutta to the U.S. with her husband, Mr. Sen, so that he could take a job teaching math at an American university. She babysits…
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Eliot’s Mother
Eliot’s mother is a single mom to her 11-year-old son, Eliot, and spends a lot of time at work. She hires babysitters, like Mrs. Sen, to care for him after school, and she’s…
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Mr. Sen
Mr. Sen is Mrs. Sen’s husband; the couple recently emigrated from their home country of India to the U.S. so that Mr. Sen could teach math at an American university. Mr. Sen doesn’t play…
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