| A | B |
|---|
| Maleeka Madison | low self-esteem, learns a valuable lesson about self love, reveals her talent as a writer |
| Charlese | school bully that distroys Miss Saunders' classroom |
| Reina and Regina | twins that prove to be fair weather friends |
| Mrs. Saunders | middle school teacher that helped to build up Maleeka 's confidence and realize her talents in writing |
| Miss. Tai | Miss. Sanders best friend in college and now colleague at the middle school |
| John- John McIntrye | continually critized Maleeka about the color of her skin, but later finds himself in need of Maleeka's help |
| Caleb | always looking for ways to improve conditions at school / forms an unconditional friendship with Maleeka |
| Mr. Pajolli | principal of McClenton Middle School/ supports the changes that Miss Saunders is making in her classroom |
| JuJu | Charlese's older sister that took care of her after her parents died |
| Akeelma | a slave girl that came to America aboard a ship from Africa/ a fiction character that Maleeka often wrote about |
