BOOK CHARACTERS FROM STORY....AT AMAZON´S SHELFARI BOOK CLUB
Autor: MARCELO DE ALMEIDA | Publicado: 2011-08-14T13:21:00-07:00

Domingo, 14 de agosto de 2011Book characters from story....at Amazon´s Shelfari Book Club Serendipity Van Der Zee: 
This is the main character in the story. He is the lucky guy who comes across such interesting objects, people and places. His major conflict is the fact that his mother disinherited him and made him believe that he was nothing but dumb. In the story he seeks to prove himself otherwise, however in his mom´s case he has no real hope for she is the bad witch of the story, and that´s that! 

Lagrecca: 
This is the mysterious English man who picks Serendipity up and invites him to watch the Octoberfest in Petrópolis. He is a linguist who supposedly comes down to Brazil on an English teaching mission, however, things that come out of his mouth are mere here-say and cannot be proven. Being as Lagrecca is such a sociable person we must always thank him for introducing all the characters of the story to one another, even if he isn´t really...well, let´s just save it for the story... 

Maria May Braun: 
She is the Octoberfest dancer who falls in love with the main character, and since she has a son and a mysterious old gingerbread house, Maria is the gateway to the story. 

Lobato Monteiro: 
This is Serendipity´s grandfather. He is at the same time responsible for his grandson as well as totally aloof to the real problems regarding his daughter in California. 

Cruella Deville: 
She is Serendipity´s evil mother whose task it is to spread endless gossip. She finds a way to trick her family into becoming enemies amongst themselves so that she can control the whole situation. 

Frau Helle K. Uhrmacher: 
She was the owner of the old gingerbread house that is now Maria May Braun´s. This woman was Maria´s principal inspiration for learning how to cast spells and make wishes come true. Frau Helle immigrated to Brazil together with Mr. Uhrmacher, and she is the good witch of the story. 

Ester K. Van Der Zee: 
This is Serendipity´s step sister. She continues living in Solvang California, and not only models for magazines, but is also becoming a good Texas Holdém Poker player. She is negatively influenced by her step mother Cruella Deville. 

Sune Van Der Zee: 
He is the German step father who takes Serendipity under his wing. He lives for aeronautics at an air force base. Sune is confused as to his wife´s real intentions. 

Nicolau: 
This is Maria May Braun´s 8 year old son. He participates in the construction of 'The Dorf' or miniature town and is best friends with the miniature kitchen Chef of 'The Boa Adjetiva Restaurant' in the small town. 

André: 
This is Nicolau´s neighbor and best friend, the one who began the construction of the miniature town. He has good ties with 'Iggy' the miniature land baron in 'The Dorf'. 

The 13 djíng smurf like monks: 
These are the individuals who produce all the modern electronic tracks which eventually change the structure of the original miniature town. One of these monks goes by the name of Robinhood and his girlfriend is the lovely Lady Maid Marian. They are always being chased by The Sheriff of Nottingham. 

Lassie: 
Lassie is Maria May´s purple and yellow collie, known in 'The Dorf' as The Trollwolf, which helps The Sheriff track The Outlaw Couple.