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The first and last name of Douglas' adventurous friend.
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The first and last name of Grandma and Grandpa Spaulding's boarder, who learns to love mowing the lawn.
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The wise, old matriarch of the Spaulding family who strives to pass on her wisdom to Douglas and Tom.
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The first and last name of the woman who refuses to fear The Lonely One.
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The first and last name of Bill Forrester's older friend.
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The last name of the storytelling Colonel.
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The only character that is also a symbol; representing fear and death.
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The last name of the primary family in the novel.
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The last name of the man who tries to invent the happiness machine, and his wife who convinces him that happiness cannot be invented.
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The first and last name of Douglas' best friend who moves away.
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The wise, old man who finds great pleasure in the simple things in life.
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The main character's first name.
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The town junkman
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The contented old woman who is known for her cooking skills.
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A woman who is very concerned with the safety of her sons throughout the novel.
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A quiet man who understands well the changes his sons are going through.
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A young Spaulding who believes he can tell the temperature by counting the buzzes of cicadas.
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