| A | B |
| Uncle Rob | Sells brooms |
| "N" word | Newt is called this when he tries to sell a broom to a white boy by the boy and his mother |
| Carpenters / Bricklayers | White teachers tell colored kids to become these |
| Music | Newt is interested in this |
| Lucky | Calf that Jack gives Newt for 13th birthday |
| Rodney Cavanaugh | friend of Newts, spends his 13th birthday with him |
| Silver Dollar | Sarah gives this to Newt for his 13th birthday |
| Arcella Jefferson | Newt meets sleding on Candy Hill |
| Charlie Crapper | Guard, Marcus punches |
| Shovel | Marcus uses this to beat Charlie Crapper |