| A | B |
|---|
| Lise | Kirsti and Annemarie's sister that was killed in an accident. She was engaged to Peter Nielson. |
| Annemarie | the main character in the story and Ellen is her best friend |
| Kirsti | five years old and Annemarie's younger sister. |
| Mrs. Johansen | Kirsti, Annemarie, and Lise's mother |
| Ellen | Annemarie's best friend and she is Jewish. |
| Mrs. Rosen | Ellen's mother. |
| King Christian X | the King of Denmark and chose not to fight the Germans so that |
| The Resistance | a group of Danish people fighting the Germans |
| "De Frie Danske" | an illegal newspaper that updates the Danes on recent resistance |
