Secrets (Jacqueline Wilson Novel) - Treasure's Side Characters

Treasure's Side Characters

• Treasure: The protagonist of her side of the story, she was abused by her step dad. She thinks the world of her nan. She keeps a diary. After Terry whips her with his belt she moves in with her beloved nan and her family. She lives on the Latimer estate. When Terry comes to get her (from Nan's) she hides in India's attic. She has moved all around the country with her mum's boyfriends. She wears glasses and has asthma.

• Nan: Treasure, Britney and Gary's nan; Tammy, Dolly, Waylon, Loretta, Willie and Patsy's mum and Pete's girlfriend. She is very glamorous and young for a Grandma. According to Treasure she "wouldn't be seen dead in the usual granny gear". At the end of the book she admits that she loves Treasure as much and maybe even more than her own kids. All the kids on the block call her "Nan". Teaches line dancing.

• Pete: We never meet him but we are told that he is Nan's beloved boyfriend and Patsy's father, but he is in prison for manslaughter - he accidentally killed someone who was chatting up Nan, and he got abit jealous.

• Terry: Treasure's very abusive stepdad. He whips her with his giant belt and is violent to Tammy (Treasure's mum). His children are Bethany, Kyle and baby Gary.

• Tammy: Treasure and Gary's mum. Stands by Terry no matter what. Has had a lot of boyfriends in her time. She denies the fact that Terry whipped Treasure. As far as Nan's concerned, Tammy is "a waste of space".

• Patsy: Nan's youngest and favourite child. She likes Treasure a lot and is Pete's daughter. She wants to be famous and Nan thinks she should go to stage school. She is very good at dancing.

• Willie: Nan's son. We assume he is younger than Loretta, but in fact an age is never mentioned for him. He has a BMX bike that he lets Treasure borrow when she first meets India. When Treasure first moves in he teases her, but they soon become friends.

• Loretta: Nan's daughter and Britney's mum. She wants Britney to like her best so as a result she's forever tired. She is fifteen, but she stopped attending school when she had Britney. It is also mentioned that Loretta used to be a dancer before she had Britney.

• Britney: Loretta's baby daughter. She is described as very pretty, and Treasure prefers Britney to Loretta. Treasure can bath Britney without her making a fuss unlike Loretta.

• Kyle: Terry's son. Makes out he's tough but cries when Treasure gets whipped by Terry.

• Bethany: Terry's daughter. She doesn't get on with Treasure but gives her, her designer t-shirt just before she leaves.

• Dolly: Nan's second eldest. Dolly lives in Wales.

• Waylon: Nan's son. He lives in Sydney in Australia.