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If u really need it i will explain in brif about d charater list in Ruby Holler:
>Dallas Carter:-Dallas is one of the protagonists of the novel.He is thirteen years old & was abandoned by his mother as a infant & lived,at the Boxton Creek Home for his whole like,except when he was adopted as sent back by families that saw him & his sister as trouble.He is very imaginative & silent,often letting Florida speaak for them both.He often thinks,situations will turn out for the best,although he often proven wrong.When a resident of the Boxton Creek Home was dying,Mr. Trepid told Dalls to save him.but he fails & the child dies.He somewhat admires Z & is close friends with Sariy.
>Florida Carter:-Florida is Dallas's twin sister.Like him,she was abandoned to the orphanage at a young age & was sent to many homes with Dallas & then returned,& the two are very close to each other.She is very bold & outspoken,& very hateful of almost everything.She often thinks that she & Dallas can take care of themselves,although she does sometimes show care for others.When Florida first enters Ruby Holler ,she is very suspicious of Tiller & Sairy,thinking they will be like other families before.She does not know how to swim,which is unfortunate when she falls out of the boat on a rafting trip,although she knows basic CPR,which she used to revive Tiller after his heart attack.
>Sairy Morey:-Sairy is an old women who lives in Ruby Holler with her husband.She is very kind & compassionate,especially with children.She also is very trusting.Her dream is to have another adventure before she dies.She once lived in New York City,& Tiller wrote to her every week from Ruby Holler.Eventually she left city & married Tiller.She has four children that are adults & have left Ruby Holler.
>Tiller Morey:Tiller is Sairy's cracky husband.He is about her age &,unlike her,is distrusting & doublful,much like Florida.He was born on a houseboat & then lived in Ruby Holler all his life.When all his children left,he planted a tree in their memory,but it is accidentally chopped down by Dallas & Florida.His plan is to build a boat witj Florida & take a rafting trip down a river.During the trip,the boat falls over in rough water & he suffers a heart attack,although he eventually recovers.
>Z :-Z(whose full name is never revealed)is Tiller & Sairy's neighbor.He's described as a shady figure who helps Mr. Trepid find the understone funds in exchange for a large amount of money.He is not very responsible,but he easily learns helpful information.He helps the Ruby Holler family prepare for their trip,during which he learns that Dallas & Florida are his children when he sees Dallas's birth certificate & sees his ex-wife's name listed as his mother.He is very good friends with Tiller & Sairy & helpful to them.
>George Trepid:-Mr. Trepid co-runs the Boxton Creek Home with his wife & assistant.He is very strict,posting rules in every room of the house & punishing the children who break the rule with chores or time in the basement "thinking corner".He is also greedy,dreaming of expensive luxuries & an easy life.When he hears about Tiller & Sairy's understone funds,he hires Z to help him find the money.
>Marjorie Trepid:-Mrs. Trepid id Mr. Trepid's wife,who also runs orphanage.Like her husband,she is strict with children & dreams about easier life.She is strict with children & dreams about easier life.She often calims to suffer from constant migraines & is suspicious of her husband's action to earn more money.
>Morgan:-Morgan is an old lady that helps the Trepids run the Home.She allows the children to call her "Chief Gopher".
This is the character history of Ruby Holler.hope i helped u..