Characters

Characters in Catalyst
Kate Malone Teri Litch Mikey Litch  MItch Mr. Malone 
 * Kate Malone-** (Protagonist) is a senior in high school. She lives with her dad and her younger brother. She enjoys science, especially chemistry. Kate loves to run. she's is a track star at her school and runs at night a lot because she had insomnia She was rejected by MIT and didn't apply to any backup schools because she was so sure she would get in. Her mom died a few years ago, and she attended MIT, which was the main reason why she wanted to go there.


 * Teri Litch** is a senior at high school. She wears flannels, steals, smokes and beats up football players. She has had a very rough life. Her mother is mentally ill, her father is no longer in the picture (he raped Terri), and her "little brother" is in fact her son. Her house burned down, sending her and her son Mikey to live with Kate's family untill her house was finished being fixed. She was not to friendly to Kate and her family. She stole multiple items from Kate including a necklace that her boyfriend, Mitch, gave her.


 * Mikey Litch** is Teri's son. He is 3 years old. He died when he stuck his toy fire truck's ladder in an electrical socket.


 * Mitchell Pangborn** is Kate's boyfriend. He is also very smart and was an early acceptance to Harvard. He wants to go to Harvard to study history, which his parents do not want him to study.


 * M****r. Malone**: is Kate's father, and a preacher. Very active and loves to help his neighbors. He helps the Litch family a lot.