Salamance Tree Hiddle
The main character, also known as "Sal"
Bybanks, Kentucky
Sal's original home
Euclid, Ohio
The place to which Sal and her father moved after her mother left them
Margaret Cadaver
Sal's father's friend in Euclid, whom Sal does not like
Gram and Gramps
Sal's grandparents on her father's side, who are very loving and caring, but also a bit peculiar
Phoebe Winterbottom
Sal's friend in Euclid, who experiences many peculiar events herself
"Sugar"
The name of Sal's mother
Mrs.

Partridge

Mrs. Cadaver's mother, who is blind
Mrs. Winterbottom
Phoebe's mother, who is a great homemaker, but also very unhappy with her role
the "lunatic"
a young man who comes to Phoebe's house in search of Mrs. Winterbottom
Mary Lou Finney
a classmate of Sal's and Phoebe's. Her home is in pandemonium due to the amount of children living there.
Ben Finney
Mary Lou's cousin, who kissed Sal on the collarbone
"Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins."
The first mysterious note left on Phoebe's doorstep