Meet the Cast
Annie John
Let's compare our titular character Annie John to another Annie—the feisty little orphan who sings about tomorrow being only a day away. Sure, they're both young girls, and they both have more th...
Mother
Like every relationship in this novel, we get all our intel on Annie's mother through Annie's totally not objective viewpoint. Not only is Annie's viewpoint not objective, it's also not exactly mod...
Father
Poor Daddy John gets the short end of the stick when it comes to Annie's affection:When my eyes rested on my father, I didn't think very much of the way he looked. But when my eyes rested on my mot...
Gwen
Bestie. BFF. Bosom buddy. Confidante. Gwen is Annie John's pal. From the first day they meet, Annie says they "were in love, and so we walked home arm in arm together" (2.24).When Annie's mother de...
Ma Chess
We'll just go ahead and say it: we wish Ma Chess were our grandma.She's not the weird-hard-candy-in-a-dusty-glass-bowl kind of grandma. She's a magical appear-and-disappear-in-the-night grandma. Sh...
The Red Girl
The Red Girl is, contrary to popular understanding, not a Marvel sidekick. Well, as far as we know— she does move to Anguilla and is never heard from again.Instead, the Red Girl is a free spirit...
Miss Edward
Miss Edward is history and geography teacher at Annie's school. She discovers Annie's graffiti art under the picture of Columbus and has a snit fit. Even though Annie is the top student in her clas...
Miss Nelson
Annie's first homeroom teacher at her new school. Impressed with Annie's intelligence, Miss Nelson showers her with praise for her "autobiographical essay," earning Annie a boatload of new girl fri...