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These are minor characters in Melody Ellison's series.


Anne[]

Clifford and Katie's daughter.

Artie[]

One of the members of the Three Ravens with Dwayne Ellison.

Officer Baer[]

A Detroit police officer. He questions Frank Porter regarding a theft at the Belle Isle Conservatory in The Lady's Slipper.

Aunt Beck[]

The older sister of Frank Porter. She is the mother of Clifford and has a grandson named Jimmy. She has silver hair in a long braid she winds up and glasses. She is not the kind of adult who doesn't let children touch things.

Mrs. Butler[]

Melody's teacher.

Cindy[]

Valerie Porter's neighbor. She meets Val and plays with her, Melody and the protagonist on Val's swing-set in Music in My Heart: My Journey with Melody.

Clifford[]

Aunt Beck's son, a lawyer. He has several children, including a college aged daughter named Anne.

Esther Collins[]

A new member of New Hope Baptist Church. She meets the Ellisons in No Ordinary Sound and bonds with Melody over their love of flowers and gardening.

Pastor Daniels[]

The pastor at New Hope Baptist Church.

Miss Dorothy[]

The director of the children's choir at New Hope Baptist Church. She is close friends with Geneva Porter; the two women performed in a gospel singing group and trained to be music teachers in Alabama.

Mrs. Harris[]

The mother of Diane Harris.

James Hartman[]

A music producer at Hitsville U.S.A. In Music in My Heart: My Journey with Melody he enlists Dwayne to do errands for him and lends his 1964 Ford Mustang.

Jimmy[]

Aunt Beck's grandson (it is not stated who his father is). He sends her a doll from Japan.

Katie[]

Clifford's wife.

Larry[]

A friend of Julius Sterling. He assists the Junior Block Club with weeding the neighborhood playground in Never Stop Singing.

Mac[]

A man who works at the recording studio of a record shop. He records Dawyne's solo song in Music in My Heart: My Journey with Melody.

Al and Josephine Moore[]

The owners of a performance hall in Detroit. Josephine is close friends with Geneva Porter and Miss Dorothy.

Harry Muntz[]

The son of Norman Muntz; a man who helped Samuel Roth escape Poland and come to America.

Phil[]

One of the members of the Three Ravens with Dwayne Ellison. He appears to have a slight crush on Lila.

Phyllis[]

The leader of the Fair Housing Committee.

Roy Porter[]

The brother of Frank Porter and father of Charles Porter.

Leah Roth[]

A Jewish girl Melody meets and befriends in The Lady's Slipper.

Mrs. Roth[]

The mother of Leah Roth. She and Tish Porter have worked together for the Fair Housing Committee.

Samuel Roth[]

The grandfather of Leah Roth. He was a botany professor in Krakow, Poland before fleeing to America following the city's takeover by the Nazis.

Martha Jean Steinburg[]

A popular DJ on the radio, known as "Martha Jean the Queen."

Julius Sterling[]

A close friend of Melody's.

Mr. Sterling[]

The father of Julius Sterling.

Sue[]

A waitress at Sam's Soda Shop. She intentionally attempts to refuse service to Melody, Yvonne and the protagonist when they visit in Music in My Heart: My Journey with Melody but later relents when the girls stand their ground, and when a white woman speaks up for them.

Vera[]

A woman seen displaying her plants at the Belle Isle Conservatory Flower Show in The Lady's Slipper.

David Whitelaw[]

The manager and senior botanist at Belle Isle. Melody meets him in The Lady's Slipper.