. ▁ ▁Br am ▁Green feld ▁– ▁Simon ' s ▁boy friend , ▁a ▁quiet , ▁pol ite ▁and ▁c ute ▁s occer ▁player . ▁ ▁Gar rett ▁L augh lin ▁– ▁Br am ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁s occer ▁team ▁with ▁Br am ▁and ▁Nick . ▁Gar rett ▁has ▁a ▁cr ush ▁on ▁Le ah ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁larger ▁circle ▁of ▁friends . ▁ ▁Morgan ▁– ▁One ▁of ▁Le ah ' s ▁friends ▁and ▁the ▁keyboard ist ▁in ▁Em o ji . ▁She ▁is ▁Jewish ▁and ▁the ▁events ▁that ▁occurred ▁at ▁her ▁bat ▁mit z v ah ▁are ▁frequently ▁mentioned ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁characters . ▁In ▁the ▁novel , ▁Morgan ▁says ▁something ▁that ▁causes ▁Le ah ' s ▁group ▁to ▁f ract ure . ▁ ▁Anna ▁– ▁One ▁of ▁Le ah ' s ▁friends ▁and ▁the ▁bass ist ▁in ▁Em o ji . ▁She ▁is ▁Chinese - American , ▁we ars ▁black ▁e y el iner ▁and ▁reads ▁m anga . ▁ ▁N ora ▁Sp ier ▁– ▁Simon ' s ▁younger ▁sister ▁and ▁the ▁guitar ist ▁in ▁Em o ji . ▁N ora ▁is ▁not ▁very ▁assert ive ▁but ▁described ▁by ▁Simon ▁as ▁" under ▁the ▁rad ar ▁cool ". ▁ ▁Taylor ▁Met tern ich ▁– ▁Le ah ' s ▁self - obs essed , ▁pret ent ious ▁class mate ▁and ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁Em o ji . ▁ ▁Cal ▁Price ▁– ▁One ▁of ▁Le ah ' s ▁class m ates ▁and ▁the ▁stage