Georgie

Georgina “Georgie” Louise Burkhardt is the main character and narrator of the novel “One Came Home” by Amy Timberlake. Georgie is an intelligent, pretty, moral, and kind thirteen year-old girl who lives in Placid, Wisconsin. She is the sister of Agatha, the daughter of Dora and a man who hasn’t been heard from in ten years, and is the granddaughter of Grandfather Bolte. Georgie has been raised by her grandfather and mother to be able to handle work in the family store, at home, and in the outdoors, such as being able to use a rifle. Georgie loves her family, especially Agatha, dearly. She thinks the world of Agatha, and hates the fact that Agatha might marry Billy, who wants to move to Minnesota.

Georgie is relieved when Agatha instead becomes engaged to Benjamin instead, but is horrified to see her sister kissing Billy during this time...