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Betsy Ray
a spunky, overly imaginative girl with brown braids in turn-of-the-century Deep Valley, Minn....
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Tacy Kelly
a red-headed girl with a big Irish Catholic family in turn-of-the-century Deep Valley, Minn....
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Katie Kelly
Tacy Kellys older sister; she and Julia Ray are best friendsmore...
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Jule Ray
Betsy Tacys mother, a talented pianistmore...
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Robert Ray
Betsy Rays father, the owner of a shoe store and a great jokermore...
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Mrs. Kelly
Tacy Kellys kind mother, who has 10 childrenmore...
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Julia Ray
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...
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Mr. Kelly
Tacy Kellys father, who sells sewing machines in downtown Deep Valley, Minn.more...
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Tib Muller
a curly blonde girl who befriends Betsy Ray and Tacy Kelly; she moves to Deep Valley, Minn., from Milwaukee and is a talented dancer...
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Hobbie Muller
Tib Mullers baby brothermore...
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Freddie Muller
Tib Mullers little brothermore...
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Margaret Ray
Betsy Rays little sistermore...
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Mrs. Muller
Tib Mullers mom; the Mullers are wealthier than the Rays and Kellysmore...
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Aunt Dolly
Tib Mullers glamorous aunt from Milwaukeemore...
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Winona Root
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...
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Melborn Poppy
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...
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Mrs. Poppy
the zatig, kindly wife of Melborn Poppy, a one-time actress; she loves Betsy Ray very much...
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Herbert Humphreys
a large, handsome bright-blond boy who had made the girls swoon in grade school...
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Larry Humphreys
Herbert Humphreys older brother; he and Carney Sibley are sweet on one anothermore...
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Joe Willard
a handsome blond orphan who is a poor relation to the owners of Willards Emporium; he has to work at their Creamery afterwork and on Saturdays to support himselfmore...
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Caleb Cab Edwards
a boy who Betsy Ray has known forever...
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Caroline Carney Sibley
the daughter of a banker whose house is the headquarters of The Crowd; she falls in love with Larry Humphreys...
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Anna Swenson
called a "hired girl" for the Ray family although shes middle-agedmore...
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Miss Mix
the petulant dressmaker...
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Miss Bangeter
the stern Boston-born X teacher and the sponsor of the Philomathian Society at Deep Valley High School...
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Bonnie Andrews
the blonde daughter of the new Presbyterian minister; shes lived abroad, including in Parismore...
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Miss Orourke
the algebra and geometry teacher at Deep Valley High School...
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Miss Clarke
the kindly Ancient History teacher at Deep Valley High School; shes the sponsor of the Zetamathian Societymore...
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Mr. Gaston
the stern composition at Deep Valley High School; hes resentful that he isnt allowed to teach science and takes it out on his studentsmore...
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Tony Markham
a tall, dark, curly-haired newcomer to Deep Valley High School; Betsy develops a crush of sorts on him...
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Reverend Mr. Lewis
the priest at St. Johns Episcopal Churchmore...
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Alice (betsy-tacy)
a schoolfriend whose parents are very strict...
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Mr. Muller
Tib Mullers father; the Mullers are wealthier than the Rays and Kellysmore...
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Phil Brandish
the handsome, blond, spoiled grandson of rich Mr. Brandish; he got kicked out of Cox Military Academy and he drives a shiny red car...
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Phyllis Brandish
Phil Brandishs snobby twin sister; she goes to school with Tib Mullermore...
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Miss Spencer
the small, winsome librarian in Deep Valley...