Crossing to Safety | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Larry Morgan - This character's parents both died in his teen years, and he has had to fight for success, having had to put himself through college and finding a good job during the Depression. He is very smart and a hard worker.

Sally Morgan - This character is small and pretty, usually quiet, but very loving to those she is close to. She never knew her father and her mother died when she was twelve.

Charity Lang - This character comes from a distinguished background; her father being a Harvard professor and...
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