a bright African-American sixth-grader who loves "imagining games"; shes the opposite of her new friend, April Hall and has lived in the Casa Rosada apartment building since she was 2more...
the 11-year-old daughter of a feckless wanna-be Hollywood actress; shes been foisted off to live with her paternal grandmother, Caroline Hallmore...
Melanie Ross 4-year-old brother; although otherwise very grown up, he doesnt go anywhere without his stuffed octopusmore...
Melanie Ross mother, who is taking a college classmore...
April Halls loving paternal grandmother, who takes April in her two-bedroom apartment at the Casa Rosada, where she moved for Aprils sakemore...
April Halls neglectful mother, a vocalist who is seeking to break into the moviesmore...
Dorothea Dawns agent and good friendmore...
the shy, tiny, 9-year-old newest resident to the Casa Rosada who befriends Melanie Ross and April Hall...
the elderly owner of an antique/junk shop, someone that the neighbor children fear; the kids play the Egypt Game in the rear of his store...
Melanie Ross father, who is studying to be a college professormore...
the class joker who joins the Egypt Game...
a creepy neighbor at the Casa Rosada...
Tobys best friendmore...
the owner of the neighborhood store near the Casa Rosada...
Mr. Schmitts redheaded, incompetent cousin, who works as a stockboy for his cousinmore...