Peggy is a young girl in the first part of the book and her grandfather sometimes calls her Margaret or Maggie. She is slight, smart, observant, and considers herself a bit wicked. Peggy carries around her doll Bugy wherever she goes and it seems to be her only friend besides her grandfather, Oldpappy. Despite her young age, Peggy is already an outsider in her community because of her ability to read people's innermost thoughts as well as see both past and future actions and consequences.