Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-G)
Maia Albright
Daniel Albright's younger sister, originally named Mary.
Maia is only seen in Lost in the City.
Allen
A resident at Gold Moon Ranch. He lives with his wife Rose and daughter Dolores.
Amy
An Animal Rescue worker who assists the protagonist and Julie with helping a baby sea otter in A Brighter Tomorrow: My Journey with Julie.
Mr. Anderson
The owner of one of San Fransisco's painted ladies, his being claimed by Carla Warner as her family's in The Tangled Web. Mr. Anderson is acquainted with Carla as he pays her to walk his dog each week.
April
The daughter of Catherine and Buddy, and Julie's older cousin. She is thirteen in Julie's Journey.
Mr. Arnold
The vice principal of Jack London Elementary School.
Matt Atkinson
A boy with curly hair Julie and T.J. meet in The Silver Guitar.
Beth
A girl in Julie's fifth grade class.
Bonnie
A resident at Gold Moon Ranch. She lives with her husband Jet and infant daughter Rainbow.
Uncle Buddy
Julie and Tracy's paternal uncle.
Mrs. Buzbee
The Vernons' next door neighbor, considered to being a bit too nosy.
Aunt Catherine
Julie and Tracy's paternal aunt.
Mrs. Chan
Andrew and Ivy's teacher at Chinese school. She has a son named Paul and collects dolls as a hobby.
Paul Chan
Mrs. Chan's son. His twelfth birthday is held at The Happy Panda, and is friends with Mike Gee and Lonny Wu.
Chip
A park ranger at Ocean Beach. He and Kimberly organize a clean-up effort for the beach in A Brighter Tomorrow: My Journey with Julie.
Cindy
A member of the Twisters gymnastic team.
Eli Coker
The owner of the Galaxy Cafe in Senora, California. He has expressed great interest in purchasing Gold Moon Ranch for its land.
Jeff Coopersmith
A sixth grade boy who attends Jack London Elementary School.
David
A boy in Julie's fifth grade class.
Dolores
The daughter of Rose and Allen. She lives at Gold Moon Ranch and is a waitress at the Galaxy Cafe in Senora to help support the commune.
Mrs. Duncan
Julie's fifth grade teacher.
Dunk
A player on the Wildcats basketball team.
Hannah Fong
Henry's wife.
Henry Fong
Ivy's great-uncle. He has a wife named Hannah.
Louie Fong
The owner of Louie's Number One Bakery. He is longtime friends with Gung Gung and Po Po.
Chris Fox
A former resident at Gold Moon ranch. Since leaving the commune, he and his brother founded the Fox Construction company.
Leo and Mariana Gage
The owners of the Mother Lode museum in Sonora, California.
Gary
A clerk working at a music store in Julie's neighborhood.
Mike Gee
A boy who attends Chinese school with Ivy and Andrew. He is friends with Paul Chan and Lonny Wu.
Glenda
An employee at the Five-and-Ten Shop.
Gloria
Ivy's gymnastics coach. She is portrayed by Caitlin McGee in the Amazon Special.
Grandma
Joyce's mother and Julie and Tracy's grandmother who owns a farm in Santa Rosa, California mentioned in Meet Julie only.
Grandpa
Joyce's father and Julie and Tracy's grandfather who moved to France with his wife and Joyce mentioned in Meet Julie only.
Gung Gung
Ivy's maternal grandfather and Mrs. Ling's father, Mr. Sun.[1][2][3] He owns and runs a popular restaurant in Chinatown called The Happy Panda.
He is portrayed by Tzi Ma in Ivy and Julie 1976: A Happy Balance.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Chinese Kinship Titles
- ↑ While it is difficult to romanize Chinese due to its status as a tonal language (see here: Romanization of Chinese), it's most likely Ivy's grandparents were originally from Guangdong Province and are fluent in Taishanese as it was the predominant variant of the Cantonese dialect of 19th- and 20th-century immigrants from China to San Francisco. (Additional reference: Link.)
- ↑ The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter, pg. 135: [Jimmy] turned to Po Po. "Your story about Angel Island was fascinating, Mrs. Sun." As Sun is Po Po's married name, it is most likely Gung Gung's family (last) name, and Marilyn Ling's maiden name.