The Beast

Characters
Leo: 13 year old boy, sandy blond hair, hazel eyes, average height

Phoebe: 9 year old girl, Leo’s sister, dark brown hair, blue eyes, short

Lucky: Tan male Great Dane, Leo and Phoebe’s dog

The Bullies
Matthew Jr.: 17 year old boy, bully of the neighborhood tall, brown eyes, short black hair, known as “the Hawk”

Jo: 14 ½ year old boy, Matthew’s younger brother, gray eyes, auburn hair

Richard: 14 year old boy, Matthew’s buddy, runs a secret dog fighting business

The Dogs
Dirk: Scarred black and white male American pitbull terrier, Matthew’s dog

Snowflake: White American pitbull terrier mix, one of Richard’s main fighting dogs

Snip: Badly scarred female fawn-colored bullmastiff, one of Richard’s fighting dogs

Cricket: Tan male Mastiff, one of Richard’s fighting dogs

Bear: Large brown-black German shepherd, one of Richard’s fighting dogs

Willy: Large black male boxer, one of Richard’s fighting dogs

Flower: Small white female English bulldog, one of Richard’s bait dogs

Billy: Badly scarred male gray bull terrier, one of Richard’s bait dogs

Rock: Soft gray male Australian cattle dog, one of Richard’s bait dogs

Pancake: Young fawn-colored female American bulldog, one of Richard’s bait dogs

Pumpkin: Tiny black-white female Jack Russell terrier mix, one of Richard’s bait dogs

Pearl: Small scarred lavender female Boston terrier, one of Richard’s bait dogs

Grown-ups in Jamesville
Aunt Mary: Short 43 year old woman, took Leo and Phoebe in after their parents died

Mr. Matthew Dane Sr.: 38 year old man Matthew and Jo’s father

Mrs. Emily Dane: 35 year old woman, Matthew and Jo’s mother

Dr. Jane Dawson: 36 year old woman, vet of Jamesville

Shaun Nelson: 27 year old man, vet tech and assistant of Dr. Jane Dawson

Other kids in Jamesville
Spitzy: 12 year old boy, short brown hair, bright green eyes, Leo’s BFF

Aaron: 13 year old boy, short reddish hair, pale gray eyes, Phoebe’s boy friend

Bobby: 12 ½ year old boy, long dark brown hair, dark hazel eyes, Leo’s buddy

Sophie: 12 year old girl, long blond hair, bright blue eyes, Phoebe’s BFF

Perry: 10 year old boy, next door neighbor of Matthew, Jo, and Richard, short dark brown hair, brown eyes