Casey Beam

"'Nope.' Casey stepped forward, eyes intent. 'Rose doesn't get to be the only girl to risk her neck. … I'll make the run.' Her voice broke. 'For Lauren and Dakota. And the others.'"Casey F. Beam is one of the Fire Lake sophomores. She is described as having long blond hair and "the best smile in school." Casey, despite her friendly exterior, is tough and no-nonsense, willing to challenge anyone who doesn't share her beliefs.

Early Life
Casey was on the soccer team with Lauren Decker and Dakota Sargent, playing the position of striker. She learned to shoot a gun at ten years old. She drove an SUV.

In the Program
Casey, Lauren, and Dakota begin by living in two houses in the southwestern hills. They have the idea of surviving the Program by pretending to fish on the dock, waiting for someone to pass by so that they can rob them of clothes and weapons. However, they lose Dakota early on and have to continue as a pair. They are staying in the boathouse to ride out a blizzard created by Sarah Harden when Min Wilder and Derrick Morris burst in and team up with them, beginning the Life-Trading Team. Casey survives the final battle at Town Square and is regenerated with the rest of her classmates. Before they enter the regeneration tubes, she is seen playing pool with Susan Daughtridge against Derrick and Spence Coleman.

Chrysalis
The soccer girls all live in Home Town until the roundup on Chrysalis. Casey and Lauren protest their friend being sent to repurposement but move on despite this, falsely promised that they would be reunited with her. Casey passes all of her tests and survives the final battle against Sophia. She takes Derrick's place as one of the runners who sabotages the outer ring of the ship and pleads with Min not to sacrifice herself. On Mars, she joins Livingston Colony.