<P> Rafe is bored at Hills Village Middle School with sixth grade at first, but he and his friend Leonardo the Silent invent "Operation R.A.F.E." (stands for rules aren't for every one), a challenge to break every rule in his middle school handbook . He also deals with problems at home . His mother constantly works double shifts at a diner and barely gets to see Rafe and his sister Georgia . He has a verbally abusive stepfather - to - be named Carl (aka Bear), who "watches" over him when his mother is not home . He finds consolation in Jeanne Galletta, who is skeptical of Operation R.A.F.E and encourages him to work on his schoolwork . </P> <Ul> <Li> Rafe Khatchadorian - The protagonist of the story who is a sixth grader at Hills Village Middle School which does not have many friends, apart from Leo the silent . </Li> <Li> Leonardo the Silent - Rafe's quiet, imaginary friend who gets Rafe into trouble . He was originally a real person--Rafe's twin brother, Leonardo, who died of meningitis when the boys were 3 years old . </Li> <Li> Georgia Khatchadorian - Rafe's annoying younger sister who occasionally quarrels with her brother and often acts as the family tattletale whenever she hears a secret . </Li> <Li> Jeanne Galleta - One of Rafe's only friends in HVMS . She also tutors Rafe, who has a crush on her . </Li> <Li> Miller - AKA Miller the Killer . The school bully . He thinks Rafe is using Operation R.A.F.E. to threaten his status as the biggest troublemaker in school . He eventually pushes Rafe to a point where he beats him up . </Li> <Li> Jules Khatchadorian - Rafe and Georgia's mother . A character attributed for making Rafe quit his game in the middle of the story . She is divorced with her husband . </Li> <Li> Carl "Bear" - Jules' abusive fiance and a lazy person everyday of his life . </Li> <Li> Mrs. Donatello "Dragon Lady" - A teacher of HVMS who seems mean to Rafe at first, but turns out to help him . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Rafe Khatchadorian - The protagonist of the story who is a sixth grader at Hills Village Middle School which does not have many friends, apart from Leo the silent . </Li> <Li> Leonardo the Silent - Rafe's quiet, imaginary friend who gets Rafe into trouble . He was originally a real person--Rafe's twin brother, Leonardo, who died of meningitis when the boys were 3 years old . </Li>

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