However, she becomes a social outcast, gets involved in fights, and befriends a rowdy group of boys named Frank, Cheese, and Pooch. With the help of Ma-ma-oo, she becomes more accepting of her abilities to communicate with the dead. Part 2 returns to Lisa’s past and the difficulties she faces as a teenager. Part 1 closes as the narrative shifts back to the present and Lisa decides to voyage to Namu on the family’s motorboat. Lisa struggles to find her place among her peers, but takes comfort in the support of her family, especially Mick and Ma-ma-oo. Part 1 also discusses Lisa’s connections with her family, including her Uncle Mick, cousin Tab, and her grandmother Ma-ma-oo. Lisa’s supernatural abilities and experiences are discussed, including visitations from a red-haired little man who seems to be an omen of terrible events. She reflects on her childhood, including a family trip to Monkey Beach to look for sasquatches. Part 1 begins in the present, shortly after Jimmy has disappeared near the village of Namu while on a fishing trip with their Aunt Trudy’s on-again, off-again boyfriend Josh. Its action primarily takes places in the past but shifts periodically to the present. Monkey Beach is written from Lisa’s first-person perspective.
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