Devon Florence, District 11

Devon is quite tall for his age. He is very skinny, so skinny that you would be able to see his ribs. He has a lot of freckles on his oval face, and he is quite tanned. He has long cheek bones and a pointed chin. He goes extremely pale after having an asthma attack.

He has dark brown, scruffy hair and a fringe that falls over his dark brown eyes. He wears anything plain and comfortable, usually something simple like a white top and jeans. His family has little money, so he wears run-down shoes with the soles in him, or he will wear no shoes and just walk around on his bare feet. His ears turn red when he is embarrased. When he is angry, his face turns red and he furrows his eyebrows. He has light pink, full lips and when he is very warm his cheeks turn red.

He is careless and will run head first into anything without thinking it through. He is very athletic and loves to play any thing that requires physical activity. He is best at anything related to gymnastics from climbing trees in the orchards, though he prefers more energetic sports. He is stronger than he might look from carrying harvested crops over long distances. He likes to hang out by himself in an old apple tree in the orchard beside his house.



He is a very outgoing, cheery person and will talk to anyone. He gets angry and upset quite easily though. He can get excited at almost anything. He is very stubborn. His favourite foods are mint ice-cream, fresh bread with jam and strawberries.

He has asthma, which effects his agility alot. He is actually very upset inside, but tries hard to make sure no one can see it. When he gets very angry, he lashes out with words and sometimes with a tiny bit of violence. His favourite 'catchphrase' or 'comeback' is, "That's what you think."He can be very quick to judge people.

He lives in a small, three roomed house with his father Alex Florence (43) and sister Liana Florence (15) beside an orchard where the whole family work. His mother, Lucy Simmons, got a serious illness when he was 5 and died two years later. His sister and him save up enough money to buy an ice-cream once a month, no matter what weather, and have been doing this since their mother died. They live beside Frank Leeson (58), a cranky old man who is constantly complaining. He is very close with his Aunt Coralie Simmons and her daughter Lily Simmons.

He is good friends with Matt Rockson (10), Peter Smith (10) and Olly Jenks. He has a small crush on Khloe Grent (10). When he was 6, Gordon Harrison (10) started making jokes about Devon's mother (who at the time was gravely ill) and Devon has hated him ever since. He attends a small national school where is teacher is an old lady called Miss Hargrove (54). His best subject is P.E, though he is awful at Maths.

His family has very little food and money, and has never had much either. He sometimes gets cranky or upset when he is hungry, which is often. He has little patience with those who brag. He spends most of his time with his sister, his friends, or hiding out in the orchard near their home. Once, when he was 4, he found a small injured mockingbird in the orchard and he brought him home where his mother did the best she could at healing him. His biggest wish is to fly, and he often daydreams in class about what life as a mockingjay must be like.