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TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT

by Maria Semple

Characters By Chapter

 

EDITOR:
Remy Hale
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
 Mr. MagooFictional cartoon character
 Timby  Eleanor and Joe's son
 Sydney MadsenProminent friend of Eleanor Flood
 Joe WallaceSuccessful hand surgeon in Seattle
 Penn JilletteAmerican magician and actor
 Mario BataliAmerican chef and writer
 Dennis  Eleanor's friend and neighbor
 Draw McGrawCartoon character
 Olivia  Eleanor's mother
 Archie  Eleanor's pet dog
 Robert LowellAmerican poet
 Queen VictoriaFormer Queen of the United Kingdom
 L. L. BeanAmerican retail company founded by Leon Leonwood Bean
 Yo-Yo  Joe's family pet
 Alonzo WrennEleanor Flood's kind professor and poetry tutor
 William ShakespeareEnglish playwright and poet
 John BerrymanAmerican poet
 Eleanor FloodFormer animation director and aspiring graphic novelist; protagonist
 Lila  Worked at Timby's school
 Vivian  Eleanor's new acquaintance
 Joyce PrimmEditor who discovered and encouraged Eleanor's artistic talent
 Violet ParryWriter
 Dr. SabaPediatrician
 Piper VealTimby's classmate
 Gaston  Fictional character
 Gwen  Head of the school
 Luz  Receptionist
 Ruthie  Office manager
 Merrill  Eleanor's friend
 Spencer MartellFormer colleague of Eleanor Flood
 Lena DunhamAmerican writer and director
 Isabella Stewart GardnerAmerican art collector and philanthropist
 Laura Ingalls WilderAmerican writer and teacher
 Bobby FischerAmerican chess grandmaster
 Robert WilliamsAmerican basketball player
 Alex GreyAmerican visual artist and author
 Tara McPhersonAmerican contemporary artist and illustrator
 Adrian TomineAmerican cartoonist
 Stephen SondheimAmerican composer and lyricist
 Jack WolginDeveloper, banker, and philanthropist
 Dan ClowesAmerican cartoonist and graphic novelist
 Peter BaggeAmerican cartoonist
 Joe MattAmerican cartoonist
 Ivan BrunettiItalian-American cartoonist
 Matt GroeningAmerican cartoonist and animator
 Todd McFarlanePresident of Image Comics
 Tess TylerMovie character
 Ivy  Eleanor Flood's sister
 Herbert BayerAustrian-American graphic designer and painter
 Bette MidlerAmerican actress and comedian
 Gigi  Friend of Eleanor's mother
 Allan  Friend of Eleanor's mother
 Mariah CareyAmerican singer-songwriter and producer
 Charlie TrotterAmerican chef and restaurateur
 Richard SerraAmerican artist
 Louise BourgeoisFrench-American artist
 Nicholas NixonAmerican photographer
 Viktor PasternakRussian oligarch
 Anderson CooperAmerican broadcaster
 Dr. Luis RogowaySurgeon famous for operating on European soccer stars
 Robert PalmerEnglish singer-songwriter
 Renee EricksonSeattle-based chef and restaurateur
 Bob MarleyJamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist
 Sister BridgetEleanor's unhappy childhood teacher
 Jerry GarciaAmerican musician
 Winston ChurchillFormer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
 Elizabeth BishopAmerican poet
 Jimmy  Man in a wheelchair with a tall safety flag
 Mahatma GandhiIndian freedom fighter
 Camryn Karis-SconyersEditor at Burton Hill
 Sheridan SmithEleanor's agent
 Barnaby FanningWealthy New Orleans cotton and sugar heir. Aka: Bucky
 Neiman MarcusAmerican department store chain
 Granny CharbonneauMatriarch of the Charbonneau family
 Mary MargeEleanor's acquaintance
 Lester  Meticulous draftsman
 John Tyler10th U.S. President
 Greg GumbelAmerican sports commentator
 Bryant GumbelAmerican journalist and sports commentator
 David ParryRock-and-roll manager; Violet's husband
 James L. BrooksAmerican director and producer
 Lorraine  Bucky's second cousin
 P. G. T. BeauregardConfederate general
 Kurt CobainAmerican musician
 Neville ChamberlainFormer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
 William Henry Harrison9th U.S. President
 Matthew C. PerryUnited States Navy officer
 Taffy Brodesser-AknerAmerican journalist and writer
 Quentin  Figure from Eleanor's past
 Lester LewisEleanor's acquaintance
 Pope John Paul IIFormer head of the Catholic Church
 Ted BundyAmerican serial killer
 Gwyneth PaltrowAmerican actress and businesswoman
 Matthew FloodMan who died of liver failure
 Jim SalterAmerican novelist and short-story writer
 Bill StirlingMilitary personnel
 Andy GoldsworthyEnglish sculptor and photographer
 Dr. KooEleanor's doctor
 Brett FavreFormer professional football quarterback
 Elaine StritchAmerican actress and singer
 Frances LearAmerican activist
 Iris ApfelAmerican businesswoman and interior designer
 Stesha  Afterschool coordinator
 Jazz AlleySeattle jazz club and restaurant
 Langston HughesAmerican poet and social activist
 Gwendolyn BrooksAmerican poet and author
 Walt WhitmanAmerican poet and essayist
 Allen GinsbergAmerican poet and writer
 Johnny AppleseedAmerican folk figure
 Pansy KingmanRefers to Pansy Johnson, Navajo silversmith
 Peter MaxAmerican artist
 Milton GlaserAmerican graphic designer
 Bob DylanAmerican singer-songwriter
 The BeatlesRock band
 Elvis PresleyAmerican singer and actor
 Sam CohnAmerican talent agent
 Vonte DaggattStar football player with a severe wrist injury
 Pete CarrollVonte's coach
 Gordy  Vonte's trainer
 Ken JenningsAmerican game show host
 Chrissy  Vonte's wife
 Michaela  One of Vonte's daughters
 Asia  One of Vonte's daughters
 Vanessa  One of Vonte's daughters
 Van MorrisonNorthern Irish singer-songwriter
 Macklemore  American rapper
 Simon  Seahawks chaplain
 Michael LandonAmerican actor and filmmaker
 Hailey  Alonzo's wife
 Robert FrostAmerican poet
 Thomas Jefferson3rd U.S. President
 Richard ScarryAmerican author and illustrator
 
 
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