The Candle Star In The Candle Star, the main character's name is Emily Preston. At the beginning of the book, she is a very uptight, doesn’t-do-anything-because-i-am-too-good-for-that, rich girl. When she comes of the age to be married, her parents start becoming stricter and more controlling. So what does she do? She throws a temper tantrum. Then her parents ship her off to her Uncle Isaac with their loyal slave Ezekiel, but they just call him Zeke. She HATES it there. She has to go to school, do chores, and she never had to that in Ella Woods, SC. And she gets bullied by two girls in school. And she doesn’t want to be nice to the people who work in the inn where she is staying. So, to put it lightly, she wants to go home. Now!
