The Cost of Living
By Birdie Kelley
Copyright © 1998
Cast of Characters:
- Abigail Barsalou, Abby
- a Canadian from Toronto and a member of The Gould Family by adoption
- Chrysanthemum, Chrys
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- Abby’s friend from Buffalo
- The Delanceys
- Two brothers associated with a gang in New York City
- Paul Delaney, Griffin
- a newsboy from Manhattan, Uptown
- Spot Conlon
- leader of the Brooklyn newsies
- Slim Bixby
- a newsboy from Manhattan, Uptown
- Dice Kaye
- a newsboy from Manhattan, the East Side, obsessed with Craps
- Dishes MacInfurin
- a newsboy from Manhattan, Midtown, the original klutz
- Karen Barsalou
- Abby’s mother
- Johnny Barsalou
- Abby’s father, a hitman for The Gould Family
- The Boss, Christroph Gould
- head of The Gould Family, a mob in Toronto
- Jon Michael St. Germain
- the middleman between the two sections of organized crime in Toronto
- Tony Gould
- a member of The Gould Family, a hitman, Abby’s brother, and Christoph’s son
- Nicholi Rochensky
- a member of The Rochensky Family, Vlad Rochensky’s son, and Abby’s boyfriend
- Dimitri and Stefan Rochensky
- Nicholi’s brothers, Vlad’s sons, and members of The Rochensky Family
- Vlad Rochensky
- Nicholi’s father, head of The Rochensky Family, the other part of organized crime in Toronto
On With The Story