Peter Lundstrom

Peter Lundstrom is the main protagonist of the story. He is almost 13 years old, tall, and has a leadership quality about him. The children in the village look up to him. He is a natural choice to lead and organize the children to accomplish their task.

Peter loves his father, Lars, but he admires his Uncle Victor, whom he sees as a more adventurous person. Peter seems to identify more with Victor, and so, in the end, when it seems as if he is going to be living in America, he is comforted by the fact that his Uncle Victor will be there with him.

Peter, at the start of the novel, doesn't have much use for girls. He finds them bothersome and believes that they can't do as much physically as a boy. He changes his mind as the novel unfolds, and he comes to admire...