alphabetical list of characters alex : teddies father amy : social worker from chicago ana : employee in ivys office ariel : teddies older sister ashmita : ushas mother awut : teddies photography teacher bela : ashmitas friend in gangtok bhadra : ushas 11 year old sister , and also the name of zanes friend chakor : ushas deceased father duttas : elderly telepathic couple from darjeeling haley : mountain climber from denver hans and henrik : norwegian climbers who advocate to include haley jampa : young monk living in bhutan jeet : ushas uncle in patna khae : manager of bar in bangkok lawan : ex-us military researcher and rebel within c3 lhatu : man from bhutan lola : teddies mother maurice : old family friend of the zeitmans mei : expert cyber detective from china who asks no questions michelle : teddies closest friend nandi : procurer of young girls for exclusive clients noi : one of vanidas trainers at a camp in the thai countryside noom : name jampa uses for his sister olumiji : nigerian telepath pavel : the man who purchases usha pee chaai : name vanida uses for her brother pim : one of vanidas trainers at a camp in the thai countryside riddhi : ushas aunt in patna samir : pavels go to man for delicate items shawna : a childhood friend of teddies sister teresa marie : a sister of the good shepherd somadina : nigerian telepath and close friend of teddies mother tariq : pakistani boy who aids teddie telepathically teddie : high school student from houston uncle steve : haleys agent usha : high school student from patna vanida : trainee in the sex industry vasily : pavels old friend and assistant yuden : lhatus grandmother za : murdered mother of two unusual twins zane : teddies older brother places bagdogra : nearest airport to darjeeling , 3 hours away by hired car darjeeling : mountain resort in northern india gangtok : capital of sikkim , a country formerly between nepal and bhutan and now part of india kanchenjunga : third highest mountain in the world lord peartree international academy for exceptional students : fictional school in darjeeling india manali : picturesque indian resort town where pavel lives mishmi hills : in indias arunachel pradesh district bordering china and burma patna : town in northern india where ashmita and ushas siblings live and ushas father is from patong beach in phuket , thailand : most popular beach in all of southeast asia .