The Characters

Here are the book's characters and their real-life counterparts' first names.

• Sara Livingston - Fictional Character

  • 5’6"

  • Chestnut brown hair

  • Dark brown eyes, with long eyelashes

  • Attractive, incredibly smart, hardworking, dependable, ethical and honest, humble

  • 21 years old and single

  • Graduated with physics and chemistry degrees

  • CIA Nuclear Physicist Analyst

  • Believes people are more important than rules

• Peter Wilson - Fictional Character

  • 6'1"

  • Athletic, intelligent, great leader and kind person reminds the author of, Captain Abbey

  • Graduated in International Affairs

  • Marine Corps Captain

  • Special forces Marine Recon Ranger

  • After Marines becomes CIA Field Agent, and Samantha's supervisor

  • Light brown or blondish hair

  • Blue eyes

• Dawn Thompson - Non-Fictional Character

  • Jack's older sister, the oldest Thompson sibling

  • Long brown hair

  • Kind and always thinking of other people and their comfort and happiness

  • Likes to have fun

  • Adventurous

  • Determined and hard-working

  • Accepting and getting along with others

• Isabelle Thompson - Non-Fictional Character

  • Jack's younger sister

  • Brown hair, bowl cut

  • Loved to play with Jack's friends and they liked her hanging out with them

  • Sassy

  • Determined

  • Knows her own mind and will easily express it

  • Loves adventure and fun

• James Thompson - Non-Fictional Character

  • Thompson's baby, the youngest of the four children, age 3

  • Loves to tease Isabelle

  • Sassy

  • Easygoing and smart

  • Enjoys adventure and having fun

  • Wants to be with the older siblings but is too young for their adventures

• Jack Thompson -Non-Fictional Character
  

  • 4’6"

  • Straight blond/brown hair, blue eyes, skinny

  • Hip issues when born, short for his age

  • Worked on being a runner, a sprinter

  • Favorite sport is baseball, 2nd base, shortstop
    

  • Loves the outdoors and nature

  • Accepts others and wants many friends

• Johnny Baird - Non-Fictional Character

  • 5'11" - very tall for his age

  • His dad is tall, 6'10" and wants Johnny to be a professional sports player

  • Athletic - baseball, football, basketball

  • Won NFL punt, pass, and kick numerous times

  • Brown hair and blue eyes

  • Very loyal to his friends

  • Friendly and kind to others

• Bitsui - Non-Fictional Character

  • 5'0" - on the tall side for his age

  • Native American from the Navaho and Ute nations

  • Dark brown hair

  • Loyal to friends

  • Risk taker, constantly testing boundaries

  • Dad died at a young age

  • Quiet but makes his mind known

• Larry - Non-Fictional Character

  • 5'0"

  • Blondish hair and blue eyes

  • Very good-looking and liked by girls

  • Athletic

  • Comes from a large family, loves to tease four older brothers

  • Makes the best no-bake cookies

  • Bright and has a great personality

• Lucy - Non-Fictional Character

  • 4'3"

  • Moved to Brigham from LA

  • Latina Spanish descent

  • Incredibly shy

  • Adventurous and learns quickly

  • Dark black hair, brown eyes

  • Peacemaker, fun-loving, easy-going

• Elmer Fudd - Non-Fictional Character

  • 6'0"

  • Kids call him Elmer Fudd from the Bugs Bunny cartoon because of his shotgun

  • Sun-weathered skin, icy blue eyes, stubbled beard and bushy mustache

  • Flat-brim Stetson hat is a crucial characteristic and frayed leather cowboy boots

  • A no-nonsense type of guy and will let you know if you step out of place

  • Has a 4-wheel white Ford truck with cherry bomb mufflers

  • Loves to rev his truck engine and make popping sounds with the muffler

  • Gruff thunderous voice

  • Grit is a great word to describe him

  • Owns a yellow lab, Charlie, who is only companion

• Charlie - Non-Fictional Character

  • Elmer's yellow lab dog

  • Very obedient

  • Friendly to everyone

• The Old Man and the Old Woman - Non-Fictional Characters

  • The old man and the old woman were a mysterious couple who lived down the dirt lane. They kept to themselves, though I recall my dad once stopping by to give them some eggs. My sister and I saw them daily, trudging up the dirt road to catch the bus to Thiokol and returning at dusk. Then one day, they vanished without a trace. Their house, eerily abandoned with furnishings and food still in place, soon fell into disrepair. It became the stuff of neighborhood legends, whispered to be haunted. Drawn by the chilling mystery, we would sneak in at midnight, exploring the dark, creepy cellar, our imaginations going wild.

• Junkyard Man - Non-Fictional Character

  • He's a real character and did live in a car in the car junkyard across the street from the Thompson family (Hugie family)

• Al and Tony - Fictional Characters

  • The two hitmen aren't real people.

• Rex and Mack - Fictional Characters

  • These two men appear in chapter two.

• Red Rolls - Fictional Character

  • This guy is many steps ahead of Al and Tony when it comes to "doing the dirty work for corrupted government officials."

• Officer Andersin (and that's spelled with an i) - Fictional Character

  • Brigham City Police officer looking for ways to promote himself. Overzealous might be a good word to describe him.