Kate Malone

Kate Malone (born January 22, 1984) is the main protagonist of a 2002 novel by Laurie Halse Anderson called Catalyst. During the time the novel was written, she was 18 years old. She has a younger brother named Toby (born July 13, 1988) whose a pervert and druggie, as well as a father whose a priest. However, she is an atheist. Her mother is deceased, but she doesn’t think much of her, thus making her somewhat of a misanthrope. She is likely from Massachusetts and of Italian and Irish descent. She dreams of going to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) but can’t. She has a boyfriend named Mitch Pangborn, who has brown hair, blue eyes, about 6’3, and 210 lbs. Kate, herself, has brown hair and brown eyes, and is 5’7 and 119 lbs.