Meet the Cast
Waverly Place Jong a.k.a. "Meimei"
Meimei is the narrator and pint-sized hero of the story. We follow her from age six until age nine as she begins and ends her chess journey. Despite the fact that Waverly can't find an opponent who...
Mom (a.k.a. Lindo Jong)
We don't actually learn Waverly's mom's name in this story, but if you read the rest of The Joy Luck Club, you'll be properly introduced. Plus you'll hear a whole bunch of details about what happen...
Vincent and Winston Jong
Vincent and Winston are Waverly's big brothers. Vincent "was the one who actually got the chess set" (13) that began Waverly's journey, but otherwise, we don't see a whole lot of them. Basically, t...
Lau Po
Lau Po is the chess expert in the park who plays against Waverly. We know even less about him than we do about Waverly's brothers. He has exactly one line of dialogue—check it out: "Little sister...