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...
owner of a candy store in Deep Valley, Minn....
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...
Mrs. Rays long-lost brother, who ran away to become an actor, vowing not to return to his despised stepfathermore...
the black-haired daughter of the newspaper publisher, who becomes a friend of Betsy Ray, Tacy Kelly and Tib Muller; she has a flair for the dramatic...
the owner of the splendid Melborn Hotel in downtown Deep Valley, and the owner of the towns first horseless carriage; he runs the Opera House, toomore...
the zatig, kindly wife of Melborn Poppy, a one-time actress; she loves Betsy Ray very much...
a student at nearby Cox Military Academy who is sweet on Julia Ray; hes very kind to the younger girlsmore...
a tall, thin boy whos sweet on Katie Kellymore...