The School on Heart's Content Road

The School on Heart's Content Road

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Copyright © 2008 by Carolyn Chute

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. . . as told by Mickey Gammon and Secret Agent Jane and a little of everybody.

For
Rose and Jane,
Secret Agents

And
in heartbroken-never-forgettem
honor
of Cork Smith
and
Margaret Cannonball Chute
who were lost to us
in 2004

There is a character list for helping with identifying important and semi-important characters. Don't twist your head trying to keep every character straight. Continually referring to the list is not necessary. As you read along, characters who are meant to matter a lot will become obvious. On the other hand, I, myself, love character lists because I like to refresh myself on how characters look. Maybe you do too.

For the character list,
flip to the end of this book.