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Julie
Lydia
Lydia Goldblatt
Classmates
From elementary school
Roland
Roland Asbjørnsen
- Funny Foreigner: He has fun telling his friends about trolls in Norwegian folklore.Roland: The meaner and stronger a troll is, the more heads he has.
Lydia: So a super mean troll would have…
Roland: Nine heads.
Julie: That is super goofy.
Roland: I think you mean "extra scary." - Nice Guy
Gretchen
Gretchen Meyers
Lisa
Lisa Kovac
Jane
Jane Astley
- Stage Mom: Jane has one.
Sukie
Sukie Thoms
- Aloof Dark-Haired Girl (Subverted): At first, Julie and Lydia think Sukie is quiet and so mysterious, but after joining field hockey, Julie becomes friends with her pretty quickly, and finds out that really isn't the case.
- Commuting on a Bus: After elementary school, Sukie's aunt moves her to New York, where there's a doctor who they think can help her mother. They see Sukie again a few times after that, at her mother's funeral, and when they visit her in San Francisco, and they email sometimes.
Jamie
Jamie Burke
- Cloudcuckoolander: Decatur Elementary's resident one. In 5th grade, he does... something involving eating peanut butter for the talent show.Julie: There's a rumor that they shoved Jamie Burke into a locker but all of us kids from Decatur Elementary know that he just climbed in there himself.
From junior high
Bichons
Bichons
- Alpha Bitch: Della Dawn Giampolo
- Beta Bitch: Jessi Royer, who Julie calls Della Dawn's "second in command"
- The One Guy: Devon Pape, the only boy
- Unholy Matrimony: Della Dawn and Jonathan are both jerks, and seem happy together
Mike
Mike Cavelleri
Jen
Jen Mattocks
Graham-Changs
Julie's dads
- Happily Married: In contrast to Lydia's divorced parents
- Opposites Attract: Papa Dad is a huge goofball, while Daddy is his serious and often freaked-out counterpart.
James Graham
Alex Chang
Bad Cat
Bad Cat
- Cats Are Mean
- Write Who You Know: In the "About the Author" section, it says Amy Ignatow she lives with her husband and "their cat, Mathilda, whom they believe to be well-meaning despite all evidence to the contrary."
Goldblatts
Lydia's mom
Elaine Wexler
Melody
Melody Goldblatt
Lydia's dad
Gerald Goldblatt
Coach Eric
