Study Guide

What Happened to Goodbye Characters

By Sarah Dessen

Our dear protagonist, Mclean Sweet, is a teenager going through a crisis of identity—among...

Dave Wade, boy genius, is a kid who attends Jackson High with Mclean—even though he could...

Although Mclean is pretty protective of her dad and thinks that he is The Best Guy Ever, it's...

Mclean's mom rarely appears in person in the book because Mclean really doesn't want to see...

Poor Opal seems eternally frazzled and upset in What Happened to Goodbye. That's because she's...

Mclean's a little intimidated by Riley at first. After all, she's Dave's best friend and seems...

Deb is definitely the lovable weirdo of Mclean's new friend group. When Mclean arrives in...

It makes sense that someone as cool and laid-back as Opal would have a nemesis like...

Even though they're technically her siblings, Mclean doesn't have a very close relationship to...

If you're looking for a super-efficient restaurant crew… well, let's just say you're not...