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Avery remembered a man who had spoken to her and her mother in a diner when Avery was building a castle out of sugar packets. Avery’s mother had challenged her to build the castle at least five levels high.
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In Chapter 1, as Avery Grambs played chess in the park with...
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Avery is shot at by Drake while on this estate, an attack on...
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Avery was building a castle with sugar packets. Her mother,...
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Avery was highly intelligent, but made a habit of being...
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Avery refers to herself as “I” (1) and to her and her mother...
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Tobias’ death, Emily’s death, Avery’s mother’s death, and...
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A packet of sugar. A chess piece. A letter of apology....
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Nash tells Avery that Libby started baking as soon as Drake...
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Grayson had been believed dead for many years, but he faked his own death to escape the family’s clutches and protect Avery’s mother. The reveal of Avery’s true lineage adds an extra layer of complexity to the already intricate plot.
The sugar packet prompts Avery to recall a memory: She’s six years old, hanging out at the diner where her mom works, constructing castles out of sugar packets. One of her mom’s customers—Tobias Hawthorne—overhears Avery’s mom using her full name.
The Inheritance Games is told from the point of view of Avery Kylie Grambs, a junior in high school living in New Castle, Connecticut. Avery’s mother is dead and her father is absent, so she lives with her half-sister Libby. Avery waitresses after school to help make ends meet.
Avery was building a castle with sugar packets. Her mother, who encouraged Avery to think of everything as a game, was encouraging her to build the castle at least five levels high. Tobias was attracted to Avery by her intelligence and her affinity for games.
Her penchant for games and her talent for solving puzzles and riddles is clear. Avery herself identifies this character trait and its significance in a brief exchange with Alisa. When Avery suggests that Hawthorne House is “quite something,” Alisa responds, “Good guess. Mr. Hawthorne was fond of good guessers” (20).
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