Characters from You Can't Say You Can't Play

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

Vivian Paley - This person regularly had voice issues.

Magpie - This character was born alone, and found under a tree.

Angelo - This student told the teacher about a dream of being alone that made this character sad.

Lisa - This person, also a rule enforcer, draws a picture of a bird in the teacher's manuscript.

Annabella - This dark-skinned character rejects that anyone can help when found sad and alone.

Prince Kareem - This character is writing a book and is also a story teller.

Other Kindergarteners - These students, initially...
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