 At the end, Anglower is shown as the reincarnation of Kevin's father and Amy accepts the death of her cousin.The book is set in New York, where Charnas was born.She later moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, but decided to plot the book in New York in response to people who would express their sympathy about her growing up in Manhattan and "to write about the reality of growing up in a place of physical freedom, thrilling unpredictability, and a enormous, nourishing energy".