Alexis is certainly not the most important character in this book, however she does have an importance that I think could be overlooked. Since Alexis has a baby, police officers think that she is Risa when there is the fire drill at school. Risa no longer has a baby since Hannah (see "Adults Helping Unwinds" post) took it away.
"Risa no longer fits the profile of what they're looking for... but Alexis does!" (Shusterman 86)
Alexis is so important because she draws the attention away from Connor and Risa during the fire drill. I am assuming that nothing happened to her, perhaps she just went through intense questioning. However, we technically do not know what happened to her since she is not mentioned again in the book. Alexis is a minor character that actually is more important than she may appear in this book.
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