Katie Latham (By Any Other Name)

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Katie Latham
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Portrayed by Melissa Farman
Appears in By Any Other Name
Debut episode 1: "The Hunting Party"
Year 2013

Katie Latham is a supporting character in the young adult thriller novel By Any Other Name by Laura Jarratt.

Character creation

Author Laura Jarrat has worked in education, including special education, for a number of years. The character of Katie was loosely based on an autistic girl she met while doing a summer job in university.[1]

Synopsis

15-year-old Holly and her family go into witness protection after she witnessed a kidnapping. This includes her 8-year-old autistic sister Katie.

Autism

Katie is stated to be autistic in the novel.

References

  1. YA Yeah Yeah (2013-04-05). Friday Feature: Author Interview with Laura Jarratt (Dutch). Blogger. Retrieved on 2023-05-13.

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