Meet the Cast
Helena Cranston
Helena is our leading lady in this book—well, our leading mouse, at least. She's a VIP because she makes big decisions for her family and generally keeps an eye on everyone. Helena is the oldest...
Louise Cranston
Louise is the middle mouse sister, younger than Helena and older than Beatrice, and she plays the role of the rebel. From the start of the book, she's not afraid to scamper upstairs and see what's...
Beatrice Cranston
Meet sister number three of the Cranston mice. Beatrice is the youngest gal of the bunch, and Louise and Helena won't let her forget it—these older sisters like to tell Beatrice what's what whene...
Lamont Cranston
Lamont changes a lot throughout this book. When our story starts, he's a troublesome little bloke. He's the youngest of the Cranston mice and he's always poking his nose where it doesn't belong…...
Camilla Cranston
Camilla is the youngest daughter in the (human) Cranston family. She's seventeen when her family voyages across the Atlantic, and she's in for more adventure than she realizes when she starts crush...
Olive Cranston
We can't help but feel sorry for Olive. Helena is always telling us how awkward she is, and the poor girl is just trying to survive the humdrum dating scene in the Hudson River Valley. But Helena w...
Duchess of Cheddar Gorge
If you're looking for a hoity-toity royal mouse, then look no further than the Duchess of Cheddar Gorge. She's mouse-in-waiting (yep, that's a thing) to a human called Princess Louise, Queen Victor...
Nigel
Oh Nigel—he's the dreamiest mouse you ever laid eyes on. He's the ship steward and the ship hunk, all rolled into one little furry package. Seriously, when Helena and her siblings first meet Nige...
Mrs. Flora Cranston
Mrs. Cranston is the loud, boisterous mama of Olive and Camilla, and she's hitched to the loud, angry Mr. C. Needless to say, Mr. and Mrs. C make quite a pair. But while he's got a problem with his...
Mr. Floyd Cranston
Mr. Cranston is married to Mrs. C, and dad to Olive and Camilla. To tell you the truth, we don't see much of him since he stays behind the scenes most of the time. Mr. C's one shining moment is whe...
Lord Sebastian Sandown
Little Lord Sebastian Sandown is the youngest rich kid on this ship. He's the future Earl of Clovelly, which means he's super upper class and has a title, so while he may be only five years old, he...
Aunt Fannie Fenimore
Aunt Fannie lives next door to the Upstairs Cranstons in their Hudson River Valley house. She's got quite the knack for predicting the future through her crystal ball (a.k.a. marble), and she's not...