Waiting for Anya Study Guide

Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya by Michael Morpurgo

  • Jo - The main character, a small shepherd boy.
  • Benjamin - A Jew who smuggles other Jews across the border to Spain. He lost his daughter Anya, and is waiting for her to arrive in Lescun.
  • Widow Horcada - A secretive old widow and Benjamin's mother in law. She is grumpy, but has a strong moral code.
  • Grandpere - Jo's grandfather; involved in the smuggling of children.
  • Hubert - A kind handicapped boy who is very good friends with Jo.
  • Papa - Jo's father, a prisoner of war (POW), who is in a German prison for most of the story and helps Jo smuggle the children to Spain.

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