Character Bio: Sally

Sally is the oldest of 5 children. Her father has a hard time keeping jobs. He is unskilled and not very ambitious. The result is that Sally has little money. She is quiet and seems to flit around the periphery of Martha's group. She often can't leave the house to hang around the girls because she must help her sickly mother. Of the group, Sally is closest to Martha. She knows Martha can keep a secret and she has many secrets to keep.

Sally's one goal in life is to get out of her house, but she worries about the well being of her mother and younger siblings. She want's desperately to go to school and leave "small town," but knows she probably never will. Because her family life is in such upheaval, she does not do well in school. She is often absent and rarely gets to complete her homework assignments.

Sally has very little money for clothing. Her mother shops at the Salvation Army in nearby ??? to put clothes on her kids. But Sally is always careful not to look too shabby. She doesn't want to stand out in the crowd.