God Save the Child | 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

Spenser - This is the detective hired by Roger and Margery Bartlett to find their son, Kevin, who they believe has run away.

Chief George Trask - This is the head of the local police force.

Kevin Bartlett - This character is the teenage boy who runs away from home.

Roger Bartlett - This character is Kevin's father.

Margery Bartlett - This character is Kevin's mother.

Deliliah Bartlett - This character tells Spenser that her mother is not telling the truth about the threatening phone call.

Susan Silverman - This character is the...
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