Wade: Father. Buys a graveyard and moves his family from Mendocino, by the ocean, to Hangtown. Uses bad language, not a very good father.
Meredith: Mother. Retreats from the world by painting seascapes and visiting Mendocino alone.
Leigh: Narrator. Teenager forced by her father to sell graves in the graveyard he purchased, even though she's not legally old enough. She has a bad attitude, and the book sounds kind of whiny at times. It's annoying to read, but accurate.
Kai: Leigh's sister, leukemia survivor. Older, but often mistaken for the younger sister. Leigh loves her a lot, but describes her as the kind of person you could go to for sympathy, but you would end up comforting her. A really talented cross country runner.
Emily: Leigh's secret best friend in Mendocino, where they lived before moving to Hangtown. Died at girlscout camp and is buried in Hangtown.
Elanor: Homeschooled girl who works at Rivendell, which delivers flowers to the Sierrawood graveyard. Tries very hard to be Leigh's friend, but she pushes her away since she feels it would be unloyal to Emily to make a new friend.
Balin: Elanor's brother, Kai's boyfriend.
Dario: Indocumentado who forces Leigh to speak Spanish when digging graves. Everyone loves him, and he comforts all the people at funerals and visiting graves. Lives in a trailer in Sierrawood, which he decorates with Christmas lights. Becomes Leigh's friend, pressures her to enroll in Driver's Ed, and teaches her to drive.
Ana: Dario's girlfriend, whom he marries and brings across the border. Beautiful; artist; made their wedding rings.
Samuel: Latino who holds Ana and Dario hostage until Leigh negotiates and pays a ransom.
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