The book is partially based on a true story. Marina's character is based on a fourteen-year-old girl and a woman named Kay Nesbit, whose face was damaged by a shotgun blast. In addition, the dedication at the beginning of the book identifies a certain John Mazur as the English teacher, Mr Lindell, who gives Marina her diary assignment and is one of the people she places the most trust in.
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