▁to ▁feed ▁the ▁du cks , ▁alone . ▁All ▁the ▁du cks ▁follow ▁Robin , ▁who ▁is ▁holding ▁bread . ▁Robin ▁falls ▁into ▁the ▁p ond ▁and ▁d row ns . ▁At ▁Robin ' s ▁grave , ▁Georg ie ▁dec ides ▁to ▁plant ▁his ▁rose b ush ▁on ▁Robin ' s ▁grave , ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁garden . ▁Mrs . ▁Har per ▁and ▁Georg ie ▁start ▁to ▁connect ▁over ▁his ▁decision ▁and ▁they ▁head ▁back ▁toward ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁▁▁ ▁Georg ie ▁Burg ess ▁- ▁a ▁seven - year - old ▁boy ▁who ▁lives ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁in ▁T ampa , ▁Florida . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁character . ▁G ets ▁ab used ▁by ▁his ▁mother , ▁R enn ie ▁Burg ess , ▁and ▁her ▁boy friend , ▁Steve . ▁ ▁R enn ie ▁Burg ess ▁- ▁Georg ie ' s ▁mother , ▁an ▁alco hol ic ▁who ▁was ▁herself ▁be aten ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁who ▁also ▁beat ▁her ▁child ▁ ▁Steve ▁- ▁R enn ie ' s ▁boy friend , ▁who ▁be ats ▁and ▁who ▁phys ically ▁ab uses ▁Georg ie ▁ ▁Miss ▁Ellen ▁Am es ▁- ▁Georg ie ' s ▁school ▁li br arian ▁ ▁Miss ▁C ress man ▁- ▁Georg ie ' s ▁ 1 st - grade ▁teacher ; ▁h ates ▁Georg ie ▁because ▁Georg ie ▁never ▁listened ▁in ▁class ▁and ▁started ▁a ▁fire ▁under ▁her ▁car ▁ ▁Mrs . ▁Sim s ▁- ▁Georg ie ' s ▁neighbor ▁who ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁super market ▁cl