10 | Emmett | Watson | Nebraskan farm kid. |
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| Warden | Williams | Juvenile center warden. |
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| Ackerly | | The warden in charge when Emmett arrived in Salina. |
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| | | Salina - Juvenile center. |
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| Ed | Ransom | Emmet and Billy's guardian. Rancher. |
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| Billy | Watson | Emmett's brother. |
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| Sally | Ransom | Mr. Ransom's daughter. |
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| Bobby | | Mr. Ransom's worker. |
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| Tom | Obermeyer | The banker. |
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| Mr. | Schulte | Emmett's former employer. |
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| Charles William | Watson | AKA: Charlie. |
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| Prof. Abacus | Abernathe | An author Billy likes. AKA: Professor Abercrombie, Sam. |
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| Mr. | Gunderson | Store owner. |
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| Kazantikis | | Escaped artist. |
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| Daniel | Hewett | Escaped prisoner. Emmett's co-prisoner. AKA: Duchess. |
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| Wallace | Martin | Escaped prisoner. Emmett's co-prisoner. AKA: Woolly. |
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| Forrest | | Great Shakespearean actor. |
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| Macready | | Great Shakespearean actor. |
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| Lionel | Penderghast | General manager of the Waldorf Astoria. |
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| Miss | Maples | Lover of Duchess's father. |
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9 | Jimmy | Snyder | Emmett's neighbor and victim. |
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| Petersen | | The sheriff. |
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| Mr. | Streeter | Emmett's attorney. |
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| Schomer | | The judge at County Courthouse. |
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| Winslow | | Charlie's doctor. |
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| Ellie | Matthiesen | Librarian. |
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| Jake | Snyder | Jimmy's brother. |
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| Eddie | Snyder | Jimmy's brother. |
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| Mary | Petersen | The Sheriff's wife. |
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| Danny | Hoagland | One of Sheriff's acquaintances. |
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8 | Sister | Agnes | The nun at the foster home where Duchess lived. |
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| Sarah | | Woolly's sister. |
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| Edmond | Dantes | The man who was convicted for a crime he didn't commit. |
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| Dennis | Whitney | Woolly's brother-in-law. Sarah's husband. |
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| Reverend | Pike | The Priest. |
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| Martha | | Sally's church mate. |
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| Mary | | Martha's sister. |
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| Carl | Fisher | The inventor of Lincoln Highway. |
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| Sister Berenice | | Sister Agnes's colleague. |
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| Sister Ellen | | Sister Agnes's colleague. |
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| Christopher | | The Patron Saint of
Travelers. | |
| Leonello | Brandolini | Restaurant owner. |
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| Mrs. | Simpson | Billy's neighbor. |
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| Mary | Simpson | Mrs. Simpson's daughter. |
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| Mr. | Simpson | Mrs. Simpson's husband. The President of Lion's Club. |
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| Joe | DiMaggio | Baseball player. |
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| Marilyn | Monroe | Actress. |
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| Mr. | Cartwright | Hardware store owner. |
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| Edna | | Emmett's great aunt. |
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| Dave | | Emmett's uncle. |
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| Mrs. | Ebbers | Billy's babysitter. |
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7 | Howard | Johnson | The map maker. |
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| Honest | Abe | Abraham Lincoln's alias. |
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| Kaitlin | | Woolly's oldest sister. |
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| Edward | | Woolly's cousin. |
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| James | | Woolly's cousin. |
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| Mr. | Parker | The reveler. |
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| Mr. | Packer | Mr. Parker's companion. |
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| Alexander | Cunningham III | Mr. Parker's client. |
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| Mr. | Brakeman | Mr. Cunningham's grandfather. The largest operator of
refrigerated boxcars in America. | |
| Heinrich | Schweitzer | The master of
Telekinesis. | |
| Pastor John | | Crooked preacher. |
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| Ulysses | | Helps Billy on the
train and throws out Pastor John. |
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| Ulysses | Grant | Commander of the Union Army. |
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| Macie | Dixon | Ulysses wife. |
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| | | Circe - The ruthless seduction of the sirens. |
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| Harrison | Hewett | Duchess's father. |
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6 | Bernie | | The hotel receptionist. |
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| Patrick | Fitzwilliams | Harry's colleague. AKA: Fitzy. |
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| Florence | Skinner | A socialite. |
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| Ned | Mosely | Fitzy's booking agent. |
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| Stew | | A cook. Ulysses friend. |
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| Miguel | | Mr. Ransom's worker. |
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5 | Mr. | Kehlenbeck | Woolly's teacher. |
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| Mr. | Harrington | The faculty representative at Woolly's school. |
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| Dunkie | Dunkle | Student council representative. |
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| Penelope | | Woolly's cousin. |
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| Ruthie | | Woolly's aunt. |
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| Richard | | Woolly's stepfather. |
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| Tommy | Ladue | Emmett's bunkmate. |
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| Bo | | Tommy's bunkmate. |
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| Townhouse | | Duchess's acquaintance. |
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| Maurice | | Townhouse's colleague. |
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| Otis | | Townhouse's colleague. |
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| Mr. | Lehmberg | Talent manager. |
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| Mr. | Morton | A performer. |
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| Mr. | McGinley | Talent manager. |
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| Alice | Cravitts | Mr. McGinley's receptionist. |
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| Mrs. | Burk | The lady who manages the desk. |
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| Mr. | Cohen | Hewitt's manager. |
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| Maureen | | A waitress Emmett met. |
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| Delphine | | Duchess's mother. |
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| Noah Benjamin | Elias | The dead man in the coffin. |
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| Marceline | Maupassant | One of the famous clowns in Europe. |
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4 | Mr. | Chippendale | Sarah's co-worker. |
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| Mr. | Van de Rohe | Sarah's co-worker. |
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| Grandma | Wolcott | Woolly's grandmother. |
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| Gonzalez | | The body shop owner. |
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| Clarise | | The girl townhouse dated. |
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| Paco | | Townhouse's friend. |
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| Pico | | Paco's brother. |
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| Mr. | Wutrele | Hardware store owner. |
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| Mr. | Horchow | Feed store owner. |
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| Mr. | Danzinger | Pharmacist. |
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| Delilah | | A circus performer. |
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| Helen | | Duchess's fairy godmother. |
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| Charmed | | Duchess's fairy godmother. |
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| Charity | | Duchess's fairy godmother. |
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| Bernadette | | Duchess's friend. |
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| Ma. Belle | | The head of Circus Lounge. |
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| Emanuel | Leutze | Famous painter. |
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| Caesar | | The Governor of Gaul in 49 BC. |
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3 | Mr. | Nickerson | The new Math teacher. |
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| Zeno | | Philosopher. | |
| Lewis | Wilcox | Kaitlin's husband. |
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| Wallace | | Woolly's uncle. |
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| Hamilton | Speers | The rector of St. Bartholomew. |
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2 | Lucinda | | A white cockatoo. |
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| Manny | | Magician. | |
| Oliver | Wolcott | Governor of Connecticut. |
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| Dorothy | | Wolcott's cook. |
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| Freddy | | Woolly's cousin. |
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| Achilles | | Hero of the Trojan War. |
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| Hector | | Prince of Troy. |
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| Polly | | Abacus's daughter. |
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1 | Principal | Huxley | School principal. |
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| Miss | Cooper | Billy's teacher. | |