Characters 1
This character is the narrator of the story
Jeannette Walls
This character is the oldest of the Walls children, as well as a future artist
Lori Walls
This character goes demon hunting with Jeannette and gives Jeannette Venus at Christmas
Rex Walls
The Walls children all move here in order to have a better life
New York City
Rex's nickname for Jeannette
Mountain Goat
This character is overly optimistic about everything in life and is very selfish
Rose Mary Walls
This character often adventures with Jeannette and even helps her fight off her bullies
Brian Walls
This character was Jeannette's second husband and a writer
John Taylor
Rex's family lives here
Welch, West Virginia
The name of the cat that Rex throws out the window of the car
Quixote
This character is the only blonde-haired, blue-eyed person in the Walls family
Maureen Walls
This character does not allow the children to laugh inside the house
Erma
This character gave Rose Mary a house in Phoenix once they died
Grandma Smith
Grandma Smith had a house located here; it was the best house the Walls family ever lived in
Phoenix, Arizona
Jeannette accidentally melted the face off of THIS Disney toy figurine
Tinker Bell
Erma's other son (NOT Rex) who lives at home
Uncle Stanley
This character becomes Jeannette's friend once Jeannette helps their neighbor
Dinitia Hewitt
This psychotic kid had a crush on Jeannette and shot the Walls children with a BB gun
Billy Deel
Many of the locations that the Walls family lived in during the first half of the book were located out in the...
Desert
This character and his friends make fun of Jeannette and her family for having trash in their yard, causing the Battle of Little Hobart Street
Ernie Goad
Miss Bivens
This member of the Walls family died when they were an infant
Mary Charlene
The Walls family lived in a train depot in this town
Battle Mountain, Nevada
The name of the Walls family dog who Rex and Rose Mary bring to New York; he runs on the highway
Tinkle