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Book cover of Through the Woods
Through the WoodsE.M. Carroll

Characters in Through the Woods

8 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Beth (Through the Woods)

    Narrator of "Our Neighbor's House"; one of three sisters left alone in a pioneer homestead when their father fails to return from hunting.

  • Yvonne (Through the Woods)

    Narrator of "My Friend Janna"; helps her friend Janna fake being a medium and watches helplessly as things turn deadly.

  • Mabel (Through the Woods)

    Also called "Bell"; an orphaned schoolgirl in "The Nesting Place" who visits her brother Clarence and his fiancée Rebecca and discovers Rebecca's secret.

Supporting characters

  • Mary (Through the Woods)

    One of the three sisters in "Our Neighbor's House."

  • Hannah (Through the Woods)

    One of the three sisters in "Our Neighbor's House."

  • Janna (Through the Woods)

    Title character of "My Friend Janna"; a fake medium who becomes genuinely haunted.

  • Clarence (Through the Woods)

    Mabel's older brother in "The Nesting Place."