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These are minor characters in the [[Grace Thomas]] books and movie.

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== Amelia ==
A girl in Grace's fourth grade class. 

==Uncle Bernard==
Grace's uncle, and Aunt Sophie's husband, Sylvie and Lily's father who lives in Paris. He and his wife own a pâtisserie.

He is played by '''Fabrice Michel''' in the movie.

==Mr. Bauer==
Grace's fourth grade teacher. His students can refer to him as "Mr. Bauer", "Captain Bauer" or "Sir".

==Bonbon==

Grace's dog, who was rescued from Paris. 

==Brooke==
A girl in Grace's fourth grade class. 

==Mrs. Chatsworth==
The Thomas' next-door neighbor. Her golden retriever Murphy has play dates with Bonbon.  

==Mrs. Crabbs==

An elderly woman residing in Bentwick. She orders six macarons from ''La Petite Pâtisserie'' in ''[[Grace Stirs it Up]]''.  

==Colette==

An intern at Uncle Bernard's ''pâtisserie''. She is fond of sewing.

She is played by '''Roxane Bret''' in the movie.

==Destiny==
A server on the Bentwick tourist train. She's originally from Atlanta, Georgia. 

==Ms. Dodd==
A woman who orders ten and a half macarons from ''La Petite Pâtisserie'' for her bridal shower in Grace Makes it Great. 

==Madeline Eaton==

One of Grace's friends, who also goes by the nickname Maddy. She is a free-spirited artist, who has a habit of speaking quickly when she becomes excited.

She is played by '''Caitlin Carmichael''' in the movie.

==Mr. And Mrs. Eaton==
The parents of Maddy Eaton. They own an expensive antiques shop on the main street of Bentwick. 

Mrs. Eaton helps the girls in creating a website for ''La Petite Pâtisserie''. 

==Grandma==

Grace's maternal grandmother. She and Grandpa own First Street Family Bakery.

She is played by '''Krisztina Peremartoni''' in the movie.

==Grand-mère==

Sylvie's late grandmother. In ''[[Grace and Sylvie: A Recipe for Family]]'', it is mentioned she was originally going to help Sophie with the arrival of the baby prior to her death.<ref name="eshort">[http://www.americangirl.com/play/girl-of-the-year/grace/#excerpt ''Grace and Sylvie'' e-short excerpt on Grace's site], AmericanGirl.com</ref>

==Grandpa==

Grace's maternal grandfather. He and Grandma own First Street Family Bakery.

He is played by '''András Bálint''' in the movie.

==Mr. Hammond==
The owner of the ''Kitchen Shop''. He helps the find the supplied they'd need to start their business. 

==Lilou==

Grace's newborn cousin and Sylvie's half-sister, who is nicknamed "Lily." She's the daughter of Sophie and Bernard.

It is unknown who portrayed her in the film.

==Marcos==
A boy in Grace's fourth grade class. 

==Ella Petronia==

One of Grace's friends. She's a black girl with bronze skin and thick eyelashes, and Grace thinks she has hair good enough for shampoo commercials. She is skilled at math, having placed top of her third-grade class the previous year. She's extremely shy until she feels comfortable with a person. Her family has a pet dog named Murphy, a shaggy grey dog.

In ''[[Grace Stirs it Up]]'' she reveals that her father lost his job that June.

She has three younger brothers named Ernie, Eddy, and Eino, who are three-year-old triplets.

She is played by '''Notlim Taylor''' in the movie.

==Mr. and Mrs. Patronia==
The parents of Ella Patronia. They also have three-year-old triplets, Ernie, Eddy and Eino. 

After losing his job, Mr. Petronia begins raising chickens and sells their eggs. He also supervises the girls as they bake in First Street Family Bakery. He's later hired part-time by Grace's grandparents in ''[[Grace Makes it Great]]''.

==Aunt Sophie==

Grace's maternal aunt and Karen Thomas's younger sister, Bernard's wife, Lily's mother and Sylvie's stepmother. She lives in Paris after marrying Bernard. Her pregnancy necessitates Mrs. Thomas and Grace's trip to Paris to help out at the ''pâtisserie'' and around her home following the death of Grand-mère.<ref name="eshort" />

She is played by '''Lili Bordán''' in the movie.

==Sylvie==
Grace's cousin, Bernard's daughter, Aunt Sophie's stepdaughter, and Lily's half-sister, about a year younger than Grace. Grace previously met Sylvie only once before, at Aunt Sophie's wedding two years prior<ref name="eshort" /> to the events of ''[[Grace (book)|Grace]]''. She's not very fluent in English. Her biological mother died when she was younger.

She is played by '''Eloise Webb''' in the movie.

==Josh Thomas==

Grace's older brother, who's fourteen. He has long bangs he's often flipping out of his eyes. Josh likes to play the piano and fix bikes. Her friends think he's cute but Grace, being his sister, doesn't see this. 

He is played by '''Tom Doherty '''in the movie. 

==Karen Thomas==

Grace's mother, a fifth-grade teacher. She enjoys running.

She is played by '''Virginia Madsen''' in the movie.

==Matt Thomas==

Grace's father, a therapist. He enjoys working on a stone wall near the house.

He is played by '''Rafael Edholm '''in the movie.

==Grandma and Grandpa Thomas==

Grace's paternal grandparents, who live in Florida. Grace visited them once when she was three or four and doesn't remember much about the trip.

==Mr. Williams==
A resident of Bentwick; his house is in Maddy's neighborhood. 

He orders strawberry tartelettes from ''La Petite Pâtisserie'' in ''[[Grace Stirs it Up]]''. He writes a complaint on the website, saying the tartelettes were broken in pieces upon their arrival. Grace replaces the tartelettes for free, and Mr. Willaims gives a positive comment. 

==References==

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[[Category:Grace Thomas]]
[[Category:Minor Characters]]

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