Meet the Cast
Min Green
If you were to meet Min Green in real life, you'd get the following spiel: "Min, short for Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom, because my dad was getting a master's when I was born" (4.57). She'd be...
Ed Slaterton
Ed Slaterton is Min's no-good, two-timing ex. But before he becomes all of those things—the villain in Min's story, if you will—Ed is a hero. Big time. For starters, he's the co-captain of the...
Al
Al, Min's best friend, is the kind of friend you'd think to call first if you needed someone to bail you out of jail. He's the high school junior treasurer, a position that sums him up perfectly; i...
Joan Slaterton
Joan Slaterton is Ed's older sister. When Min meets her for the first time, "Joan [is] dancing in the kitchen with her eyes closed, partnered with a wooden spoon." Min regards her with what can onl...
Assorted Friends and Exes
On Min's side, we have Joe, Lauren, and Jordan. Joe is Min's ex, and he's of little consequence except on the night of Halloween, when he and Min share a sexy dance. Lauren and Jordan are Min's pal...
Lottie Carson
Lottie Carson, a movie star for whom Min holds a special fondness, has long been dead before the book begins. The problem is Min doesn't know that. Randomly deciding that a posh-looking old woman a...
The Adults
The world of Why We Broke Up is one in which adults only barely exist. The one who's most fleshed out is Min's mother, who occasionally makes an appearance so Min can be annoyed with her. She's a "...