BOB Blood Guard

This book is told in the first person by Evelyn

His mom signed him up for judo, aikido, Krav Maga and kendo...all martial arts, and he also had to take dance classes, wilderness survival classes and horseback riding.

His father has gone missing for most of the story

The father was a comptroller for a multinational conglomerate, whatever that means. He was nerdy, quiet, and absent most of the time.

"Trust no one." Those were the final words of advice from his mom.

Dawkins was quite a character. He was a tall, skinny, dirty and hungry thief!

The 36 Pure, or Righteous Ones, are the only thing that stops God from saying, "Enough already!" and wiping the world clean and starting over.

This groups purpose is to protect the Pure because they cannot protect themselves.

She was skinny and freakishly pale, with long red hair pulled up on top of her head and held in place by an elastic thingy and a whole bunch of hairpins and barrettes. She was about 12 or 13 years old.

She was on the train to go see her father who lived in Washington D.C. when she got involved with Dawkins and Ronan. Dawkins threw her off the train along with Ronan.

The Bend Sinister is a posse of evildoers with strange powers. The "sinister" in their name means "left" not "evil."

Her dad was in the FBI and she was able to disassemble a gun in seconds. She knew how to handle guns safely.

Their purpose was to trap human souls

An 18 wheel, semitrailer skidded and squished Dawson. All they could see was his dirty black leather jacket.

He placed his hands in the water and somehow cleared an opening in the water that allowed himself and Mrs. Hand to walk toward their stranded canoe.