what is the setting significance

The setting represents any suburb or city in contemporary America. There are two specific places of nte though:

The Mall

The mall is where the Perfect You vitamin booth is. The mall is also a common hangout spot for the teenagers that Kate goes to school with. She often sees Anna at the mall shopping with her new friends. Anna even approaches Kate one day at the mall and makes plans to meet her there again later.

Sports Shack

Sports Shack is the athletic store in the mall. It is the store where Will works. it is also the store that Steve gets kicked out of for trying to sell Perfect You vitamins to the store customers. When Kate goes to confront Will about his reasons for asking her on a date, she does it in the Sports Shack while Will is working.