Night of the Living Dummy/Characters

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The following is a list of characters from Night of the Living Dummy in order of appearance.

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Characters

Character	Medium	Description
Kris Powell	Book	Kris is the main protagonist and the twelve year old twin sister of Lindy Powell. She is tall and thin with short blonde hair. After Kris gets jealous over Lindy finding Slappy the dummy, she gets her own in Mr. Wood.
Lindy Powell	Book	Lindy is the twin sister of Kris. Like Kris, she is tall and thin, but her hair is in a ponytail. After finding Slappy the Dummy in a dumpster, she takes up ventriloquism and proves to be quite successful at it. She is a bit more mature than Kris, but still plays tricks on her sister, making her believe Mr. Wood is alive.
Barky	Book	Barky is the pet dog of the Powell family. He is a small black terrier.
Mrs. Powell	Book	Mrs. Powell is the mother of Kris and Lindy.
Mr. Powell	Book	Mr. Powell is the father of Kris and Lindy. He is the one that buys Mr. Wood for Kris.
Slappy	Book	Slappy is a ventriloquist dummy that Lindy finds in a dumpster. For the majority of the book he isn't alive, but is brought to life at the very end of the book, ready to make the Powells his slaves.
Mr. Wood	Book	Mr. Wood is a dummy that Mr. Powell buys for Kris. He has red hair and wears a red flannel shirt and denim jeans. He is accidentally brought to life by Kris later in the book and causes mayhem, getting Kris in trouble.
Cody Matthews	Book	Cody is a friend of Lindy and Kris. He has straight blonde hair, gray eyes and a serious, slender face. He's also a bit more serious, not really laughing at much, particularly Kris' act with Mr. Wood.
Alice	Book	Alice is another friend of Kris and Lindy's. She has straight black hair, a snub nose and a heart shaped mouth. Much like Cody, she thinks that Kris and Lindy are weird.
Amy Marshall	Book	Another friend of Lindy's who invites her to perform with Slappy at her birthday party.
Mrs. Marshall	Book	Mrs. Marshall is Amy's Mom. She gives Lindy twenty-five dollars for her performance at Amy's party.
Anna Evans	Book	Anna is another of Lindy's friends who has a birthday party for Lindy to perform.
Mrs. Evans	Book	Mrs. Evans is the mother of Anna. She invites Lindy to perform for Slappy for thirty dollars.
Mrs. Petrie	Book	Mrs. Petrie works for the local TV station Channel Three. She was at Amy's birthday party and invites Lindy to go on their show Talent Search.
Mrs. Berman	Book	Mrs. Berman is the school music teacher. She invites Kris to perform with Mr. Wood at school, but Mr. Wood insults her weight before spewing green liquid from his mouth at everyone.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller	Book	The Millers are an elderly couple who are neighbors to the Powells. They come over to be entertained by Kris and Mr. Wood, but Mr. Wood insults them instead.
Steamroller Operator	Book	A man who operates the steamroller that runs over Mr. Wood.