: Jude's hippie father, an amiable drug dealer attempting a belated entry into parenthood. Themes and Historical Context
: A 17-year-old girl pregnant with Teddy's child who becomes the center of the group's new community. Ten Thousand Saints
The story begins on New Year's Eve, 1987, in Lintonburg, Vermont. Sixteen-year-old and his best friend Teddy spend their time getting high to escape their dull suburban lives. Their world shatters when Teddy dies of a drug overdose and hypothermia that same night. : Jude's hippie father, an amiable drug dealer