Joshua Lewis

Joshua Lewis, a character from the Murder at Homecoming book, is a chemistry teacher at Beachwood High. He is first seen in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Mr. Lewis has short brown hair, light skin, and blue eyes. He wears a blue stripped shirt, and a black tie.

Personality
You believe he is the kind of guy to give people the benefit of the doubt, and you note that the reason he gets along so well with his students is because he is perceptive.

Background
He is Beachwood High's favorite chemistry teacher, who happens to be the youngest and best-looking member of the faculty.

Murder at Homecoming

 * Chapter 1: Blood in the Water
 * Chapter 2: Keep Your Enemies Close
 * Chapter 7: Party Crasher (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 8: I Don't Want to Believe
 * Chapter 9: Case Closed?
 * Chapter 10: Prisoner's Dilemma
 * Chapter 11: Run, Rabbit, Run
 * Chapter 12: To Tug at Tangled Threads (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 13: Pick Your Poisoner (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 14: Dance with Death
 * Chapter 15: Prey For Me
 * Chapter 16: Surviving High School

Gabbie Navarro
In Chapter 7, you assume that he and Gabbie had a romantic relationship, given that he purchased an expensive necklace for her. Later in Chapter 8, you find a letter written by Gabbie in Mr. Lewis's desk, which mentions that Gabbie had plans to elope to New York. At first you believe that the letter was intended for Mr. Lewis and that he had an affair with Gabbie, but in Chapter 10, it is revealed that Joanna was Gabbie's girlfriend, and the one that she had planned to elope with. Mr. Lewis was simply helping the two.

Your Character
During homecoming, you help Mr. Lewis tally the votes for the Homecoming King and Queen. In Chapter 2 during Gabbie's funeral, he asks how you are holding up. When you believe he had a secret relationship with Gabbie, you feel nothing but disgust towards him and paranoia that he's too touchy-feely with his other students. However, you discover you were wrong about him, and you do your best to make things right. Despite having him sent to jail for nothing, Mr. Lewis doesn’t have any ill-will towards you or your friends.

Students
When students compliment and flirt with Mr. Lewis, the latter barely reacts and only smiles. You mention that it must be weird knowing that half of his students have a crush on him. During Gabbie's funeral, he says that he lost students before, and that it's never easy. He believes that his duty as a teacher is to be strong for his students, and that he has own resources for his own grief.

Trivia

 * In Chapter 7, his first name is revealed to be Joshua.
 * His character model resembles Barrett Carlisle from The Heist: Monaco.
 * He shares the same name as Joshua Neely from Most Wanted, Book 1, and the same last name as Jaime Lewis from Wishful Thinking.
 * In in a premium scene in Chapter 8, you find several discarded letters from his mother confirming that at least his mom knew about his relationship with someone and refused to let him into their home unless he ended it.
 * In Chapter 10, he reveals the full context that his parents disapproved of his relationship with another man.
 * His crime is institutional sexual assault.
 * It is later revealed that he never seduced Gabbie, which means he is innocent.