Sang Sorenson

Full Name

Sang Sorenson

Nickname(s)

Sweetie (everyone)

Miss. Sorenson (Owen)
10 (Kota)
Pookie (Sean)
Sang-Baby (North)
Aggele Mou (Silas)
Trouble (Gabriel)
Peanut (Nathan)
Princess (Victor)
One of the "Three Amigos" (Sang, Luke & Gabriel)

Nickname(s) for Others

Mr. Blackbourne (Owen)

Dr. Sean (Sean)
Meanie (Gabriel)
Honey (Nathan)
North-star (North)

Gender

Female

Age

15/16

Birthday

October 6 (1996) based on the 2012 calendar

Number

10

Color

Pink

First Appearance

Ghost Bird: Introductions

Family

Mr Sorenson Father

Lyric Sorenson Mother
Mrs Sorenson Step-Mother
Marie Half-Sister
Sangrida Paternal Grandma

Skills

Rudimentary ASL and Japanese

Tumbling
Stealth
Directional Sense
Specialized Sense of Smell
Heightened and Specific Sense of Hearing

Phone Icon

Pink Heart

Appearance

Hair Color

Chameleon (Dirty Blonde)

Eye Color

Light Green

Scent

Soft Fruity Musk

Sang Sorenson is the central character of the books in The Ghost Bird series.

The story follows her life after it dramatically changes when she moves from Illinois to Sunnyvale Court near Charleston in South Carolina. She meets Dakota (Kota) Lee whilst sneaking out of her house at night. Kota introduces her to the rest of the his 'team'.

The boys bring her into their family, feeling protective towards her. All Sang knows is that they are part of 'The Academy', the secretive private school the boys went to before coming to Ashley Waters High. As Sang discovers more about the boy's secretive lives she gets pulled deeper and deeper into the dangers and complications of Academy life.

Appearance[]

Gabriel describes Sang's soft dark blonde hair as 'chameleon', as it contains multiple shades of blonde and even some red, and changes color depending on the light^{^[1]}. Sang prefers to wear it twisted up in a clip behind her head, but Gabriel prefers it down and steals her clips.

She has fair skin and expressive light green eyes^{^[2]} with a small nose. She is slender yet still curvy enough to also be beautiful.

Gabriel's signature scent for Sang is a soft musk with a fruit and sweet undertone.^{^[3]}

She is describe to look like an angel, by North and Kota. She is a quiet but eye-catching beauty. So beautiful any guy would walk on broken glass to date her, as stated by Gabriel. She has an exotic beauty, as stated by Mr. Blackbourne. It's implied that she is "the most beautiful", by not only the Blackbourne team, but nearly everyone around her.

Sang is described as "beautiful", "stunning", "crazy gorgeous", "shockingly pretty", "cute", "adorable", "hot", "enchanting".

Biography[]

Sang was born on October 6, and named after her father's mother, Sangrida Sorenson, but it was shortened to Sang by Mrs Sorenson. Sangrida Sorenson died when Sang was 8 years old^{^[4]}. Sangrida is an Old Norse name and means: a Valkyrie^{^[5]}

In elementary school, in gym class, Sang was taught to fall safely from a tall distance^{^[6]}.

In third grade, a boy made her go with him into the coat closet at school, and then tried to kiss her. Sang pushed him away^{^[7]}.

When she was 8, Mr Sorenson bought bicycles for both Sang and Marie from an neighbor who was moving. Sang's was grey, Marie's was white. They stopped being used as Mrs Sorenson started isolating both Sang and Marie. They weren't allowed to ride on the street, and the bicycles weren't suitable for off-road^{^[8]}.

Sang learned to swim before her mother became sick. In 7th grade, she swam in the pool at her school. In Illinois, her stepmother had eventually relented to allow solitary walks outside as the nearest neighbor there was a couple of miles away^{^[9]}.

Sang has had nightmares most nights since she was 9 or 10 years old^{^[10]}, but has taught herself not to cry out so as not to wake family members. She knows no-one will come if she screams.

Sang has a small brown diary/journal, in which she writes in English - but using modified Korean lettering as a code^{^[11]}. It mostly consists of a record of her dreams/nightmares, from which she has tried to discern patterns, but is now mostly habitual as a way to occupy her time at home^{^[12]}.

When Sang is 15 years old, she and her family move to Sunnyvale Court near Charleston, South Carolina from a tiny town in Illinois, in late July/early August. When they meet, Nathan mentions the tree was brought down in a bad storm the previous week, before Sang moved in^{^[13]}, however Kota knows they moved in a few weeks earlier^{^[14]}. Her parents chose Sunnyvale Court because it was the least crowded street within an hour's drive of where her father works^{^[15]}.

Sang has trouble understanding how to interact normally with other people as she was severely socially isolated for many years. Mrs Sorenson permitted no social interaction other than school attendance. Sang does not even know her own home telephone number^{^[16]}. Her family members have little to no physical contact with each other - they do not hug or offer comfort. If she cries, she is told to go to her room until she gets over herself^{^[17]}.

Sang's experience is of relationships and intimacy is extremely limited for her age. Her only knowledge of male anatomy is from encyclopedia pictures^{^[18]}. Mrs Sorenson did not permit her to attend sex-ed classes at school^{^[19]}.

Sang has taught herself to cook simple meals.^{^[20]}

Sang has taught herself the alphabet in sign language.

Mr Sorenson used to bring home old desk sets, including clocks. As they didn't have a lot of toys when growing up, Sang would open up the clocks and play with them^{^[21]}.

After years of wandering around in the woods, Sang has developed an innate sense of direction and can accurately point to compass directions in the dark^{^[22]}

Sang likes to read, including psychological thrillers, mysteries, fantasy, and British classics^{^[23]}.

She enjoys watching World Series baseball on TV, and says her grandfather used to watch every game, but has never been to a live match^{^[24]}.

Trivia[]

Her favorite color is pink^{^[25]}.
Her favorite Grimm's fairy tale is 'The Princess in Disguise'^{^[26]}.
Her favorite flower is the 'Chrysler Imperial' rose^{^[27]}.
One of her favorite tracks is 'Mysterious' by Yuko Ohigashi.
Sang has never been able to whistle.^{^[28]}
She knows the alphabet in sign language and Korean lettering.
She is learning Japanese and how to play the violin.
Sang has lost her ability to scream due to her step-mother’s abuse.

Sang's iPhones[]

Bought by Victor the week before school^{^[29]}; dropped during Friday Fall incident, screen smashed^{^[30]}
Replacement dropped in the tub during shower incident, screen cracked and waterlogged^{^[31]}.
The next one is given to Mr. Blackbourne^{^[32]} before Victor gives it to Sang^{^[33]}. This one also has an app to access cameras in the Sorenson house^{^[34]}. Cracked in gym shower room^{^[35]}, lost in pile of sawdust^{^[36]}
At school, Sang has another phone^{^[37]}. Victor gets her a replacement as the calls and messages on this one are being intercepted^{^[38]}.
New phone bought by Victor^{^[39]}, screen shattered by Jade^{^[40]}
Another new iPhone^{^[41]}, stolen at homecoming game and substituted with blank phone^{^[42]}
Sang has a new phone on her way to the children in the abandoned store^{^[43]}; she drops it after leaving Gabriel's home, cracking the screen^{^[44]}.
[Missed at least one or possibly two in here from Healing Power of Sugar, I'll double check details and add later]
New phone has unique heart sticker on inside of cover^{^[45]}

References[]

[1] 1.6 Introductions - Gabriel

[2] MSK.1 Meeting Sang (Kota) - Shadow of a Girl

[3] 3.18 Friends vs Family - Runway

[4] 3.21 Friends vs Family - First Ever Sleepover

[5] ynamespedia.com

[6] 1.6 Introductions - Gabriel

[7] 3.21 Friends vs Family - First Ever Sleepover

[8] 4.25 Forgiveness and Permission - The Limit of Jealousy

[9] 1.5 Introductions - Nathan

[10] 3.22 Friends vs Family - The Truth About Dreams

[11] 2.3 First Days - Polaris

[12] 2.4 First Days - First Day

[13] 1.5 Introductions - Nathan

[14] MSK.1 Meeting Sang (Kota) - Shadow of a Girl

[15] 2.1 First Days - Following the Leader

[16] 1.4 Introductions - Silas

[17] 1.10 Introductions - Mr Blackbourne

[18] 6.14 Push and Shove - A Night Away

[19] 6.22 Push and Shove - Near Miss

[20] 2.5 Painful Secrets

[21] 5.8 Drop of Doubt - The Dragon Desk and the Backward Clock

[22] 5.24 Drop of Doubt - Luke, The Thief

[23] 1.4 Introductions - Silas

[24] 1.8 Introductions - North

[25] 1.6 Introductions - Gabriel

[26] 1.7 Introductions - Luke

[27] 1.7 Introductions - Luke

[28] 3.2 Friends vs Family - Hidden Bruises

[29] 1.6 Introductions - Gabriel

[30] 2.22 Friday Fall

[31] 3.3 Friends vs Family - Saturday

[32] 3.7 Friends vs Family - Secret Plans

[33] 3.8 Friends vs Family - Apples

[34] 3.25 Friends vs Family - The Academy, Capable

[35] 3.28 Forgiveness and Permission - Accusations

[36] 3.33 Forgiveness and Permission - Dear Agony

[37] 5.1 Drop of Doubt - Under Threat of a Birthday

[38] 5.16 Drop of Doubt - Reroute

[39] 5.16 Drop of Doubt - Reroute

[40] 6.27 Push and Shove - Cornered

[41] 7.1 House of Korba - Donation Cups and Bat Signals

[42] 7.19 House of Korba - Pranks

[43] 8.1 The Other Side of Envy - A Peek Inside the Academy

[44] 8.4 The Other Side of Envy - A Promise

[45] Recovery 10.1 First Kiss - The Recovery

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