Lizzie's mother who travels to Rome after Matt fabricates a story about missing her. She discovers Lizzie's impersonation adventures, grounds her for the summer, but expresses parental pride in her daughter's growth and bravery.
A caring member of Lea's family who provides emotional support and helps ground the central adventure.
Michael Miller's neglectful mother who fails to provide stability or support for her children. Her increasing absence and eventual abandonment of the family significantly worsen Michael's emotional and financial struggles.
Nancy is the counselor leading the technology-recovery retreat for the girls. She supervises their exercises and safety, but becomes stranded when the houseboat engine fails. Richard and Mickey capture her, bind her to an anchor, and push her into the water, making her death a major turning point.
Cathy is a schoolmate who notices Gene's effort in track and offers to tutor him so his grades will not prevent him from competing for a scholarship. She begins dating him, waits with him at the meet for Sam, and accompanies him to the hospital after Sam's collapse. As an adult, she is Gene's wife.
Hallie Todd has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1983. Their work is anchored in the An American Girl Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include The Ultimate Christmas Present, An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue, The Mooring. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
