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.