Character Sketch for Sassy

Character Sketch

Name: Susan (Sassy) Carroll (Nickname came from her little sister who couldn’t pronounce Susie.)
Age: Current 10 years.
Time Period: 1958 to adult
Location: Midwest
Career Aspirations: non-specific at this age. Changes daily.
Race: Caucasian
Appearance: Short in stature, chestnut color hair, smattering of freckles
Likes: bike riding, reading, animals (stuffed and real), wonderlust
Dislikes: broccoli, brussel sprouts, and cauliflower
Physical condition: healthy
Ailments: none
Education: currently in fifth grade
Socioeconomic background: blue-collar middle class
Parents: Nadine and Thomas Carroll
Siblings: Sarah Jane 7 and Joel 3
Ambition: seeking hidden treasure, collecting pop bottles for five-cent refund
Hobbies: reading about adventure, collects baseball cards
Intelligence: average
Emotional stability: curious, most times happy, an emotional soft spot for Tony.
Flaws: impulsive
Pivotal events in life: currently the leaving of a good friend
Favorite foods: red jello, peanut butter and jelly, bologna sandwiches
Favorite reading material: Hardy Boys
Religion: Protestant
Personality: a tomboy, serious and competitive, with a penchant for surprise.
Habits: nail biting
Comfort level with opposite sex: great
Things she takes pride in: her free time, being able to score homeruns, her buddies Tony and Butch.
Things that bother her: When her mother tells her to find female friends and what to wear.
Speech pattern: Midwest twang



Synopsis:

Sassy is a bold tomboy. Her best buddies are Butch and Tony. She can keep up with the best of them. They spend their days bike riding, collecting bottles for return, and hunting for treasures in vacate lots. Although her nickname is Sassy, she is a polite young girl with adults and her peers. However, nothing will stop her from helping her friends even if she has to lie to protect them from further danger.