There Are No Children Here

Who are the main characters of your book? Describe their personality and what seems to motivate them.


Some other flat characters mentioned in the book so far are:
Leonardo Anderson: Other wise know as Porkchop, he is a shy quiet boy, just a few years younger than Pharoah. He is another cousin of the boys and he and Pharoah have grown to become inseparable.
James Howard: A close friend and neighbor to Lafeyette, the two boys have grown up together in 'the projects'. He is an athletic, easygoing, energetic 12 year old boy who mischievous attitude is shown through his grin.
Dede: The boys' 9 year old cousin who likes to let loose and dance to L L Cool J rap
LaJoe: Layfeyette and Pharoah's mother, she is also 6 other children. She has to work had to support the family, considering her husband only lived at home from time to time.
Paul (sr.): The father af all 8 children and the husband of LaJoe. He isn't much of a romantic and he rarely sees any of his children.
LaShawn: The oldest child of LaJoe at the age of 20, she spent some time in the big house. She also dropped out of school to become a prostitute to pay for her excessive use of drugs.
Paul (jr.): Named after his father, he is LaJoe's second oldest kid, now the age of 19. He also dropped out of school and did time for a robbery in an Indian prison.
Terence: 17 years of age, he dropped out of school, did time in jail, and was LaJoe's biggest disappointment due to his selling and experimenting with drugs.
Timothy: First of the 4 year old triplets.
Tiffany: Another triplet, who resembles Tammie a lot.
Tammie: Another triplet, who resembles Tiffany a lot.