Characters from The Child in Time

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

Stephen Lewis - A writer of children's books, this character is very disturbed by the loss of a child who is kidnapped when they go to a market.

Julie Lewis - This character is a violinist who withdraws into the country when a child is kidnapped.

Kate Lewis - This character is only three years old when kidnapped.

Charles Darke - This character attempts to convince a children's writer to publish a book called Lemonade.

Thelma Darke - This character is a teacher who finds a publisher dead in the woods.

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