Character Descriptions Flashcards
She lives in Bakersfield, California, during the school year and in Yakutat Bay, Alaska, during the summer.
Cody Lewis
Frozen Stiff by Sherry Shahan
Other children teased her and called her “Mistress Mary Quite Contrary” because she was a solitary and unhappy little girl.
Mary Lennox
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
“Josh has the brains in the family,” he said. “Marc’s the jock and Kevin is the troublemaker. I’m going to be a writer.” (65)
Derek Jenson
Frozen Stiff by Sherry Shahan
…he was wearing the crude deerskin clothes Derek had described. But all she saw was his mask. A dark patch tied over his nose and cheeks, butting into a white beard. His eyes were dark and threatening. (85)
The poacher/Wildman/Eric
Frozen Stiff by Sherry Shahan
The man’s beard shook as if he was going to say something. Cody imagined a low, guttural grunt like that of a wild animal. That was what he looked like: an animal…Her skin crawled under her slicker. She’d never seen anyone, anything like him before…
The mask…the fur gloves…it wasn’t that cold. (85-86)
He’s hiding something.
The poacher/Wildman/Eric
Frozen Stiff by Sherry Shahan
“Apparently I’d received a serious blow to the head. I could recall nothing at all - not my past, not my purpose, not even my name. To this day, I have no memory of who I am.” (126)
Milligan
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
It turned out that [he] had once been quite content with his life - the agreeable child of agreeable parents - but the situation changed once his gifts became known…His parents grew angry when he missed questions…and scolded him for not caring about them. If [he] cared, they said, he would try harder to win, since only by winning would he bring wealth and happiness to the family. This came as a surprise to [him], who knew they’d never been wealthy but hadn’t realized they’d been unhappy. (122-123)
Sticky Washington
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
She did have terrible manners, it was true: She spilled food with abandon, chewed with her mouth open as often as not, and held her utensils like shovels.
Constance Contraire
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
He had a stack of newspapers with him and was going through them meticulously, occasionally marking things, and smiling mysteriously. From time to time, he opened a large book, which he carried in his lap, and made a note inside it. Then he would gaze off into the distance again. (199)
Ledroptha Curtain
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
“Magic is in her the same way it is in Dickon…It makes her think of ways to do things – nice things. She is a Magic person.”
Mrs. Sowerby
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
“She was a stout woman, with very red cheeks and sharp black eyes. She wore a very purple dress, a black silk mantle with jet fringes on it, and a black bonnet with purple velvet
flowers which stuck up and trembled when she moved her head.”
Mrs. Medlock
The Secret Garden
By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
