Marty Coslaw

Marty Coslaw is a 10-year-old boy who lives in Tarker's Mills with his parents and 13-year-old sister. Marty is confined to a wheelchair but demonstrates no obvious self pity. Mature beyond his age, he is very aware of — and annoyed by — his parents' disparate treatment of him. His mother is always brusque when she speaks to him in an effort to avoid coddling him, while his father, a coach, is enthusiastic to an over-the-top degree. Marty looks forward to the town's Fourth of July celebration each year, so his extreme disappointment when it is cancelled leads to a series of events causing him to confront the werewolf, survive the attack, learn the wolf's real identity and eventually put an end to his town's terror.

Rev. Lester Lowe

Rev. Lester Lowe is pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Tarker's' Mills. He is a quiet, mind-mannered, somewhat...