Zoey is one of the many kids who get lost in the shuffle. The debate club allows Zoey to think about things differently, especially when they are assigned a debate topic of whether or not Americans should be able to own guns, and she is one of the only people to see both sides. You make choices every day, and maybe you can’t see how they could affect your future, but they do.” It is also the first time that anyone seen Zoey as important and that she doesn’t have to settle for life the way it is. When her social studies teacher takes a special interest in her and makes her come to the debate club, she slowly starts to realize that her ideas and thoughts are important too.
But while she often tries to avoid being noticed, she is afraid to speak and has nothing to throw back at the people that are cruel to her. Zoey is obsessed with octopi – they can camouflage themselves, have multiple arms to grab things all at once, and they are amazing escape artists, throwing a spray of ink at their predators. When an assignment is given for them to choose the animal that they think is the best and be able to defend it, Zoey knows that this is something she can do. Lenny gives them a place to live, but isn’t always kind and makes Zoey’s mom feel “less than.” Their family lives in the trailer of her mother’s current boyfriend, and they know that they are only visitors. As soon as school is over, it is her responsibility to take care of her 3 siblings, one of them being an infant. While everyone else manages to get their homework turned in on time and create projects with poster board and glitter, Zoey can barely stay afloat. Zoey is a 7 th grader who has a lot of challenges in her life.
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