Character+List

Billy Coleman -Billy the main character in the story- is a 12 year old boy with big dreams. When he reaches ten, Billy goes dog crazy,but his parents can't afford the kind of dogs he wants, especially two of them. Instead Billy takes matters into his own hands and spends the better part of two years to earn 50 dollars to buy himself some hounds. **Old Dan**- Old Dan is a red bone hound just like his sister Little Ann. The belligerent of the two, Dan wouldn't have been able to get out of the many tough situations he drags himself into without his faithful friend Ann

Little Ann- Little Ann is also a red bone hound. Small and skinny, what she lacks in size she makes up in brains. She is usually the dog that figures out an old coons trick first and as a pair she and Dan could rule the coon hound world.



Samie: When Billy first got his traps, the only thing he caught was Samie, the house cat. After being trapped multiple times, he looked like this.

Papa: Will Coleman is Billy's father. A hard working man,Papa dreams to move his family to the big city, so his kids can get a proper education

Mama: Billy's mom Has one wish for her kids; for them to have a proper education. Mama feels very strongly about this topic, and even though they don't have enough money to move to the city she works very hard to make sure her kids are polite, friendly and well educated. Grandpa: Grandpa is a mischievous old man with a big imagination and a strong heart.