Valentine Coinneach

Valentine Coinneach is the tritagonist in ''How to Survive High School. ''A weak and sick teenage boy, he is unpopular because of his constant illness, which tends to repulse many people (especially) girls. Valentine was once lonely and ignored until Kendall decided to start sitting with him, at first to punish herself (showing just how unpopular he is). Eventually, though, the two became friends, and by the next school year Leo Smith joined their group. Valentine is starting his sophomore year of high school in Book 1.

Personality
Valentine is very physically weak, which often reflects his personality. He is emotional, easily frightened, and needy. Because he is always sick and has such a weak immune system, he is usually coughing or sneezing or blowing his nose, which repulses a lot of girls. He acknowledges that he is ugly, weak, and gross, which causes him to have extremely low self-esteem.

Appearance
Valentine is tall and lanky, with a sickly pallor, a curly mop of orange hair, blue eyes, and a bulbous nose that is almost always running. He usually wears an oversized turtleneck sweater that conceals his hands and is stained with snot, as well as corduroy pants and brown shoes.

Trivia

 * Like most characters, Valentine's personality is derived from his name. Both Valentine and Coinneach are names meaning "healthy," "rigorous," "strong," and "handsome," all of which are extremely ironic considering both Valentine's physical and emotional weakness as well as his poor self-esteem.