My biggest problem wth Dawn was that she wasn't believable. I've NEVER met a kid that age who was THAT whiny and needy. If left to her own devices for longer than twenty minutes, Dawn at fourteen would likely have starved to death. She had the emotional maturity of a nine-year-old. In fact, if the character had BEEN a nine-year-old, I'd have been able to believe her more.Ok, this made me laugh! Mostly because what you say is so apt, so true and I can really see Dawn as a super-convincing 9 year old. It's like her calling.