Kira

Who she is

1. Kira is a Cidertown kid. She wants nobody to feel unwanted.
2. She can be so set on including you that she misses whether you want that right now.
3. She has an extra chair, an extra snack, and an extra invitation for almost any situation.
4. She works at the Post Office for Carlos and collects shells — she leaves one on every mail route.

Friendship

1. Early. She decides you belong immediately. She will let you refuse, even when she wants to talk you into staying.

People she knows

1. Ghost helps her understand quiet belonging. Rowan makes her respect a boundary. Carlos is her employer at the Post Office and wants people connected too; he shows how steady can be gentler than insistent.

Where she stands

1. In the plaza in spring, summer, and autumn, when it is clear, drizzle, fireflies, or rain, and it is day or night. On the Long Street she walks in the distance.

Related

• Plaza Town center. Guild hall, friends, and the shop.
• Cidertown Rogues Fiery renegades who believe in pragmatic independence at all costs.
• Ghost A Cidertown kid who wants people to belong without having to explain why they are there.
• Rowan BetaA Cidertown kid who wants to be able to handle anything alone.
• Carlos Tireless postman with a soft spot for his community.
• Anica A Mosswood kid who believes the tiny things everyone walks past are worth stopping for.
• Arlo An Old Falls kid who believes that you only find out by trying the idea.
• Bodie Proud mayor of Standstillville and amateur barber.