We Were Liars is the book that I chose to read this quarter. The setting of the book is Beechwood Island, Massachusetts. Even though the main character lives in Burlington, Vermont, her family goes to the island every summer. The main characters are Cadence, Harris, and Gat. Cadence suffered a bad head injury during her childhood, but nobody will tell her what happened to her. She doesn’t know what happened, but she knows that her family does. Harris is Cadence’s grandfather, who built houses for all of his children at Beechwood Island. He is an antagonist in We Were Liars, and manipulates everyone for his own enjoyment. Gat is Cadence’s cousin’s friend, and he fell in love with Cadence when they first met on the island. He has been coming
