The Learning Tree (1963) (edit title/settings)

Melanie L edited the characters of The Learning Tree Monday, January 9, 2012.

• Edited the description of Jacob "Jake" Elijah Kiner: Has an orchard that the boys like to raid.raid. The Wingers do odd jobs for him.
• Edited the description of Silas Newhall: A friend of Clint's. He is white and has two children Blanche and Waldo.Waldo. Often considered "poor white trash"
• Edited the description of Doug Simpson: Works with Kirkyconsidered a deputy
• Added a character: Bull Terry: Considered a deputy
• marked the description of Bull Terry as not a spoiler

Melanie L edited the characters of The Learning Tree Monday, January 9, 2012.

• Edited the description of Newton "Newt" Buchanan Winger: Main character. Is 12-1312-15 years old.old throughout the book. A young black man that is very smart.
• Edited the description of Rende: Newt's oldestsister
• Edited a character: Judge Jefferson "Jeff" Cavanaugh: Goes by Jeff.Widower. Sarah has been his housekeeper for over 20 years.
• Edited the description of Chauncey Cavanaugh: The Judge's oldest son. AtAge 16 at the beginning of the book has fallen far short of his dad's hopes.
• Edited the description of Rodney Cavanaugh: Judge's second son who just turned 12.12 at the beginning of the book. He is into Science and friends with Newt.
• Edited the description of Beansy Fuller: A short, fat, 12 year oldold, at the beginning of the book, that walks pigeon-toed. Newt's best friend.
• Edited the description of Dr. Timothy Cravens: Doctor that the Wingers go toTrusted family doctor.
• Edited the description of Maggie Pullens: GoesAttends services at the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is friends with Reverend Broadnap and Decon Henry Fuller to visit Marcus Savage at Spit's.Sarah.
• Edited the description of Deacon Henry Fuller: Goes with Reverend Broadnap and Maggie Pullens to visit Marcus Savage at Spit's.Is part of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
• Edited the description of Jappy Duncan: A lanky, light-skinned 13 year oldold, at the beginning of the book, that is friends with Newt. His name "Jappy" comes from his slanting eyes.
• Edited the description of Skunk McDowell: A friend of Newt's. He is 1313, at the beginning of the book, with dark brown skin. He is wiry and blusterous with a patch in his heair tht resembles the markings of a skunk.
• Edited the description of Earl Thompson: A friend of Newt's. he is 13.5 year oldold, at the beginning of the book, with chestnut brown skin. He is stocky, slow-moving, sloe-eyed and sullen, and rarely speaks unless spoken to first.
• Edited the description of Marcus Savage: 14 years oldold, at the beginning of the book, and is black and tough. He has been motherless since birth. His father drinks more than he makes. Survival smart. Fits in a small world that respects his strength and demands little of his brain.
• Edited the description of Rob: New'sNewt's blind uncle that sells brooms.
• Removed a character: Martha Thompson
• Removed a character: Berthine Collins
• Removed a character: Cornella Wade
• Removed a character: Jim Pullens: Dies in a tornado at the beginning of the book.
• marked the description of Jim Pullens as not a spoiler
• Removed a character: Lester Saunders
• Removed a character: Jenny Crawford
• Removed a character: Emmaline Johnson
• Removed a character: Buford Collins
• Removed a character: Otis Moses
• Removed a character: Fred Jenkins
• Removed a character: Clara Brown
• Removed a character: Beatrice Jones

Melanie L edited the characters of The Learning Tree Monday, January 9, 2012.

• Edited a character: Newton "Newt" Buchanan Winger: Main character. Is 12-13 years old. A young black man that is very smart.
• Edited a character: JakeJacob "Jake" Elijah Kiner: Has an orchard that the boys like to raid.
• Edited a character: Officer Jason Kirky: law enforcement officer
• Added a character: Stewart McCormack: Prosecuting attorney from Fort Miles. He is flamboyant and portly.
• marked the description of Stewart McCormack as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Harley Davis: The red-haired defense attorney from Cherryvale.
• marked the description of Harley Davis as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Dilly Case: Shaggy-haired, unshaven man that is a witness to threats.
• marked the description of Dilly Case as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Betty Link: A blonde woman recently moved to Cherokee Flats. She heard threats made and is a witness in court.
• marked the description of Betty Link as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Martha Thompson: Earl's mother
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• Added a character: Fred Thompson: Earl's father
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• Added a character: Clara: Newt's sister
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• Added a character: Lou: Newt's sister
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• Added a character: Roy: Newt's brother. Lives in Chicago.
• marked the description of Roy as not a spoiler

Melanie L edited the characters of The Learning Tree Monday, January 9, 2012.

• Edited a character: NewtNewton "Newt" Winger: Main character. Is 12-13 years old. A young black man that is very smart.
• Edited a character: PollyPolly Bates: Newt's cousin though his mother. She looks white. She almost has blonde hair with greenish-blue eyes. She would rather be black than white.
• Added a character: Zack Spears: Sophomore that is in Newt's French class. He and several others purposly fail French.
• marked the description of Zack Spears as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Professor Radeaker: Science teacher. Newt's favorite teacher.
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• Added a character: Miss Purville: French teacher
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• Added a character: Carson Bigelow: Junior. In Newt's French class.
• marked the description of Carson Bigelow as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Miss McClinock: Newt's guidance counselor. She teaches English and American History.
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• Added a character: Mr. Faulkner: substitute teacher
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• Added a character: Mr. Hall: Principal. Very much for equal rights.
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• Added a character: Coach Dennison: Would like to see equal rights.
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• Added a character: Mrs. Jefferson: Arcella's mother
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• Added a character: Bob Jefferson: Arcella's father
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• Added a character: Curtney Bates: Polly's mother and Sarah's sister. She died when Polly was 10.
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• Added a character: Jonas Bates: Polly's father. He is off-spring of a negro servant and a white Georgia plantation owner.
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• Added a character: Spikey: roustabout with the circus
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• Added a character: Delbert Mottsy: Gets in a fight with Newt over Polly.
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• Added a character: Doug Simpson: Works with Kirky
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• Added a character: Bats Oliver: A bootlegger from Kansas City, Missouri
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Melanie L edited the characters of The Learning Tree Monday, January 9, 2012.

• Edited the description of Newt Winger: Main character. Is 12-13 years old. A young black man that is very smart.

Melanie L edited the characters of The Learning Tree Monday, January 9, 2012.

• Edited the description of Sarah Winger: Newt's mother.mother. She encourages Newt to learn.
• Edited the description of Jess Hicks: Superintendent of the whiteDistrict school in Cherokee Flats.superintendent
• Edited a character: BigBooker Savage: Marcus' dad that is an alcoholic.
• Edited the description of Silas Newhall: A friend of Clint's.Clint's. He is white and has two children Blanche and Waldo.
• Edited the description of Waldo Newhall: He is a white friend a Newt's and son of Silas.
• Added a character: Professor Ebon Jones: A teacher at the black junior high school. He is afraid to fight for equal rights.
• marked the description of Professor Ebon Jones as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Myrtle Beasley: A member of the Negro Parent-Teacher Association of Cherokee Flats.
• marked the description of Myrtle Beasley as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Marshall Goodlander: Mayor of Cherokee Flats
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• Added a character: Gordon Blair: Village Treasurer
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• Added a character: Tilley Reeves: President fo the white parent-teacher association
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• Added a character: Bart Phillips: Fire chief
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• Added a character: Lucke Goodlander: The mayor's son.
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• Added a character: Mary Kiner: Jake's wife.
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• Added a character: Polly
• Added a character: Bert Sampson: Owner of Sampson's Drug Store.
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• Added a character: Callie Johnson: A negro substitute teacher
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• Added a character: Fred Simmons: A negro substitute teacher
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• Added a character: Kate: Waldo's girlfriend
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Melanie L edited the characters of The Learning Tree Monday, January 9, 2012.

• Edited the description of Reverend Lucius Broadnap: Minister for the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Has a tendency to show up around meal times and eat more than his fair share.
• Edited the description of Maggie Pullens: Goes with Reverend Broadnap and Decon Henry Fuller to visit Marcus Savage at Spit's.
• Edited the description of Deacon Henry Fuller: Goes with Reverend Broadnap and Maggie Pullens to visit Marcus Savage at Spit's.
• Added a character: Rob: New's blind uncle that sells brooms.
• marked the description of Rob as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Waldo Newhall: He is a friend a Newt's and son of Silas.
• marked the description of Waldo Newhall as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Arcella Jackson: Just moved from Chanute. She is a pretty girl that is in Newt's class at school, and quickly becomes his girlfriend.
• marked the description of Arcella Jackson as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Charlie Crapper: A white guard at Spit's. Marcus cannot stand him.
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• Added a character: Gin-gin: Rende and Clint's second child.
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Melanie L edited the characters of The Learning Tree Friday, January 6, 2012.

• Edited the description of Big Mable: Rescues Newt from a tornado.
• Edited the description of Doc Cheney: A friend of Clint's. He is not a doctor.
• Edited the description of Butsy: Rende and ClintsClint's first child.
• Added a character: Captain Tuck: A beefy, fortyish, razor-scarred, dark bully who scouted, for pay, beneath the grandstands for indelicate views of lady fans with wide skirts and no underpants.
• marked the description of Captain Tuck as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Silas Newhall: A friend of Clint's.
• marked the description of Silas Newhall as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Chris Mottsy: Runs Mottsy's Funeral Parlor
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• Added a character: Orville Mottsy: Runs Mottsy's Funeral Parlor
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Melanie L edited the characters of The Learning Tree Friday, January 6, 2012.

• Added a character: Kirky: law enforcement officer
• marked the description of Kirky as not a spoiler

Melanie L edited the characters of The Learning Tree Friday, January 6, 2012.

• Edited a character: PastorReverend Lucius Broadnap
• Edited a character: Dr. Timothy Cravens: Doctor that the Wingers go to
• Added a character: Berthine Collins
• Added a character: Buford Collins
• Added a character: Emmaline Johnson
• Added a character: Maggie Pullens
• Added a character: Martha Thompson
• Added a character: Deacon Henry Fuller
• Added a character: Jenny Crawford
• Added a character: Cornella Wade
• Added a character: Beatrice Jones
• Added a character: Fred Jenkins
• Added a character: Clara Brown
• Added a character: Otis Moses
• Added a character: Lester Saunders
• Added a character: Jappy Duncan: A lanky, light-skinned 13 year old that is friends with Newt. His name "Jappy" comes from his slanting eyes.
• marked the description of Jappy Duncan as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Skunk McDowell: A friend of Newt's. He is 13 with dark brown skin. He is wiry and blusterous with a patch in his heair tht resembles the markings of a skunk.
• marked the description of Skunk McDowell as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Earl Thompson: A friend of Newt's. he is 13.5 year old with chestnut brown skin. He is stocky, slow-moving, sloe-eyed and sullen, and rarely speaks unless spoken to first.
• marked the description of Earl Thompson as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Marcus Savage: 14 years old and is black and tough. He has been motherless since birth. His father drinks more than he makes. Survival smart. Fits in a small world that respects his strength and demands little of his brain.
• marked the description of Marcus Savage as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Big Booker Savage: Marcus' dad that is an alcoholic.
• marked the description of Big Booker Savage as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Jake Kiner: Has an orchard that the boys like to raid.
• marked the description of Jake Kiner as not a spoiler