Charlie Joe- Character List

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading-Tommy Greenwald

Character List:

Charlie Joe Jackson: Main character who does not like to read and is known for it. He has had an arrangement with a friend who would read all of his books for him.

     Jake Katz: Charlie Joe’s book reading friend. 

   
     Ms. Ferrell: Charlie Joe’s English teacher. (8)

 
   Timmy McGibney: Friend who had an “arrangement” with Charlie Joe for almost 2 years. (9)

   Ms. Reedy: The librarian of Timmy’s school who “was an old friend of mine, even though she represented everything evil”. (11)

   Moose and Coco: Charlie’s family dogs, lab mixes.(14)

   Katie Friedman: Charlie Joe’s best girl friend from k-4. (16)

   Eliza Collins; Described as “Pretties girl in the grade”. (21)

  Mr. Collins: Boys’ Lacrosse Coach.

  Talia: One of Eliza’s assistant.

 James (Jimmy) Jackson: Charlie Joe’s father. Works as a lawyer. (40)

 Claire Jackson: Charlie Joe’s mother. Substitute teacher/homemaker. (40)

 Megan Jackson: Charlie Joe’s older sister by 2 years. (41)

 Ms. McGibney: Timmy’s mom.

 Hannah Spivero: Charlie Joe’s crush. Dates Timmy and then Jake. (70)

 Mr. Radonski: “a former school bully who found the perfect job-gym teacher.” (92)

 
Teddy Spivero: Hannah’s twin brother who is not very nice to Charlie Joe.

Mr. Domer and Ms. Axlerod: Two social studies teachers who Charlie Joe assumes are dating because they are the best looking teachers at the school.

Mrs. Sleep: The school principal whom Charlie Joe describes as very old fashioned. (198)