Belle Prater's Boy Characters

Hey, Pretty Lady Gypsy is well known around Coal Station for being pretty, just like her mama. But as nice as it is to get compliments all the time, it becomes a little frustrating when all people...

Hillbilly Cousin Woodrow grows up with in rural Virginia with his mother, Belle, and his father, Everett, who works as a coal miner. Because of this, he seems pretty backward and uncultured to Gyps...

The interesting thing about Belle Prater is that she doesn't show up in the story in person—because she's already gone by the time the book opens. But despite that, her presence (or non-presence)...

Blind Benny has lived a tough life. People have shunned him forever because of his blindness and his empty eye sockets, and he can only come out at night because he doesn't want to be harassed. But...

Love Ball Dotson is Gypsy's mother as well as one of the prettiest ladies in town. Like, for real:My mama was very beautiful. Everybody said so. And she smelled good all the time—like Christmas c...

Gypsy's stepfather, Porter Dotson, is a newspaperman and a good guy. He is patient and kind, even though Gypsy constantly lashes out at him, trying to hurt him for taking her father's place. When G...

By the time Belle Prater's Boy begins, Gypsy's father, Amos, has been dead for some time. Throughout the book, it is clear that Amos's death has disturbed the family—and that for some reason they...

Woodrow's father, Everett, is just a poor coal miner who lives outside of Coal Station. He marries Belle without really knowing her, and they make a poor match. Bummer.When Belle goes missing, Ever...

Woodrow and Gypsy's Granny and Grandpa are the kind of grandparents that exist only in Norman Rockwell paintings. They live right next door to Gypsy's family and are always hanging out with the kid...

Buzz is the mean kid in Gypsy and Woodrow's class who feels threatened by Woodrow's popularity. He takes out his frustration in the meanest ways, bringing up sensitive topics like Aunt Belle's disa...