| Term | Definition |
| Algernon | a very smart white lab mouse; has had operation first; beats Charlie at mazes; dies |
| Asher | Jonas's best friend in the Giver; was assigned as directer of recreation |
| the Ass-hat Magic Spider | Allowed the main character of "Ass-hat Magic Spider" to board a ship that would take him to the planet Tau IV |
| Kurt Vonnegut | wrote Harrison Bergeron |
| Charlie Gordon | the main character of "Flowers for Algernon"; 37 years old; not smart; will be part of an operation to make him smart |
| Charlotte | The spider that saves Wilbur's life in Charlotte's Web |
| the Chief Elder | The person who is in charge in the Community |
| Diana Moon Glampers | The woman who is in charge in "Harrison Bergeron"; shot Harrison |
| Fiona | Jonas's female friend in the Giver |
| Gabriel | The baby with similar eyes to Jonas; Jonas escaped with him into Elsewhere |
| Daniel Keyes | wrote "Flowers for Algernon" |
| George | The father of Harrison who was very smart so he had to have many handicaps |
| Harrison | A seven foot, very handsome 14 year old who was shot for rebelling by dancing with the lead ballerina. Son of George and Hazel. Not quite mentally sane |
| Hazel | George's wife and Harrison's mother. She is not very smart |
| Joe and Frank | Charlie Gordon's best friends from the factory where he worked before the operation. |
| Paul Theroux | wrote "The Memory Priest of the Creech People" |
| the lead ballerina | danced with Harrison Bergeron when he declared himself a king on TV. She was very beautiful and a wonderful dancer. She was shot. |
| Lily | Jonas's little sister |
| Memory Priest | Keeps all of the memories of the Creech people. Is roasted and eaten at the end of his term. |
| Miss Kinnian | Charlie's teracher who was teaching him to read. He fell in love with her when he was smart. |
| Scott Westerfield | wrote "Ass-hat Magic Spider" |
| Rosemary | the reciever who failed and released herself, allowing all her memories back into the Community |
| Wilbur | the pig who Charlotte saved from being eaten in Charlotte's Web. |