Full Summary:
Iruwana Kokono was eleven years old when she became the mother of her nine siblings. Their mother, a prostitute, left them so she could move on with her life. Together, the kids have lived under one roof, living with each other, surviving by any means necessary. Then Iruwana meets Lucas and Haley and immediately become best friends. With the help of Karen and the Cafe, Iruwana is able to keep her siblings fed. What happens when, six years later, their mother returns with a court order, suing Iruwana for custody of the children she abandoned? Will her friends help her fight to keep them? And how does the whole basketball team plus their parents and Whitey end up saving them from being torn apart?
The Kokono Family:
The Mother: A self-absorbed prostitute who care nothing for her children and leaves her oldest child to take care of them while she skips town probably for good.
Iruwana Kokono: 17, female junior in high school, works at Karen's Cafe and takes care of her younger siblings, wants to become a social worker.
Kobbi Kokono: 14, male freshman in high school, picks up the younger kids from school when Iruwana is at work, loves playing basketball.
Ashby Kokono: 12, a female seventh grader in middle school, helps Kobbi take care of the younger kids, likes to sing and dance.
Feyzah Kokono: 10, a female fifth grader in elementary school, twin of Nyota, likes to dance.
Nyota Kokono: 10, a female fifth grader in elementary school, twin of Feyzah, liked to read.
Tanak Kokono: 9, a male fourth grader in elementary school, likes to read and write poetry.
Eko Kokono: 8, a male third grader in elementary school, twin of Hika, likes to read.
Hika Kokono: 8, a female third grader in elementary school, twin of Eko,likes to read.
Sanje Kokono: 7, a male second grader in elementary school, likes to read.
Alisha Kokono: 6, a a female first grader in elementary school, likes to read.
And Friends:
Mrs. Karen Roe: Owner of Karen's Cafe, mother of Lucas Scott.
Lucas Scott: 17, male junior in high school, plays basketball for the Tree Hill Ravens, best friends with Haley James, son of Karen, girlfriend: Brooke Davis.
Haley James: 17, female junior in high school, works at Karen's Cafe, best friends with Lucas Scott, boyfriend: Nathan Scott.
Skills: 17, male junior in high school, plays basketball at the River Court, friends with Lucas.
Mouth: 17, male junior in high school, has his own website called , wants to become a sports announcer.
Jimmy Edwards: 17, a male junior in high school, friends with Mouth, not seen much around the River Court lately; shoots the high school up in the third season.
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