a spunky, overly imaginative girl with brown braids in turn-of-the-century Deep Valley, Minn....
a red-headed girl with a big Irish Catholic family in turn-of-the-century Deep Valley, Minn....
Tacy Kellys older sister; she and Julia Ray are best friendsmore...
Betsy Tacys mother, a talented pianistmore...
Betsy Rays father, the owner of a shoe store and a great jokermore...
Tacy Kellys kind mother, who has 10 childrenmore...
Tacy Kellys younger brothermore...
Betsy Rays big sister, a great pianist and reciter who loves to perform; she and Katie Kelly are the same age (3 years old than Betsy and Tacy) and best friendsmore...
Tacy Kellys father, who sells sewing machines in downtown Deep Valley, Minn.more...
Tacys older brother, who works next door to a tailor storemore...
a curly blonde girl who befriends Betsy Ray and Tacy Kelly; she moves to Deep Valley, Minn., from Milwaukee and is a talented dancer...
Tib Mullers baby brothermore...
Tib Mullers little brothermore...
Betsy Rays little sistermore...
a kindly lady who lives atop the hill near Betsy, Tacy, and Tib...
a kind, indulgent neighbor with no children of her own...
Tib Mullers mom; the Mullers are wealthier than the Rays and Kellysmore...
Tibs father, an architect who travels a lotmore...
Tib Mullers glamorous aunt from Milwaukeemore...