Trey's character bio

Marvin Trey Allred (Trey)

Novel: The Narrows Escape Time & Setting: Summer 1983

Birth date/place: April 24, 1971; Ontario, CA

Married: no

Home(s): Hillside, CA (since 1971)

Hair: dark brown, straight Eyes: brown Facial: oval, strong jaw

Weight: Height: Build: tall, thin, lanky Skin tone: tan

Unique Physical Characteristic: left-handed; large birthmark (brown blotch) above left knee (rarely wears shorts)

General Health: healthy

Positive traits: observant, creative, musically inclined (instrumental), realistic, determined, funny, family oriented, intelligent, smooth dancer, animated, handsome, polite (especially to adults), patient

Negative traits: sarcastic with family & close friends, clumsy when out of rhythm, doesn't have good study habits (procrastinates) because academics come naturally, not into sports, gets motion sickness

Favorites: Color: red Food: spaghetti Drink: 7-Up

Music: soft rock (Beach Boys, Police), jazz, classical Literature: Lord of the Rings, Hardy Boys Movies: Star Wars (eventually replaced by the Princess Bride)

Clothing: preppy – polo shirt, jeans, penny loafers, argyle socks, rarely wears shorts

Hobbies/Interests: playing the saxophone & guitar (receives for Christmas '83), collects cassette tapes and records of favorite groups, band class, photography, hiking, camping (prefers campers to tents), family history, amusement parks, girls, used to collect Star Wars figures, Denver Broncos (but only because his uncle used to play for them)

Education: attended Viewpoint Elementary school; Will attend Hillside Jr. High; joins concert band and jazz band; honors student – 4.2 GPA

Religion: LDS

Financial status: sometimes asked to babysit when his sisters are unavailable

Politics: Independent/Republican

Father: Marvin career: French teacher Hillside HS birthday: 8/26/42 car: Mustard yellow ford truck (doubles for camper)

Mother: Sandy career: homemaker (elementary school sub) birthday: 4/4/42 car: White 1980 Lincoln Town Car

Siblings: Amber (12/29/67), Elizabeth “Liz” (3/20/73)

Pets: dog (Scooby-Doo, black mix breed with brown paws); goldfish (backyard pond)

Home life: happy, has very own room, has good relationship with his sisters

Friends: Devin & Brady (cousins); Jeff Dishman

Favorite possessions: saxophone/guitar

Car: no

Greatest accomplishment: Citizen of the Year Award (6^th grade)

Greatest regret: Not being able to finish the Narrows hike

Short term goals: wants to fit in socially, wants to lead Jazz band to #1 ranking in CA

Long term goals: wants to be a musician or doctor

Fears: sharks, heights (but won't admit it)

Worst problem: often called a “nerd” in elementary school because he was usually the teacher's pet

Secrets: undisclosed

Philosophy: Family first

How changing: he is starting to become interested in girls

Influenced by (Heroes): family, Spencer W. Kimball (distant relative), Donnie Osmond

What does this character want more than anything and why? He wants to fit in and be accepted by his peers. He often feels out of place – especially since he is the only boy in his family and his cousins each have brothers. Also, in elementary school, some of the kids called him “Trey the Nerd” because he was always popular with the teachers and excelled academically.

If you were meeting this character for the first time, what would strike you most about him/her? His easy going nature and quick wit

Why will the reader care about this character? He is charismatic.

Why is this character in the story? He is one of the three protagonists.

Write a diary entry for this character (entry into the novel): Today was the last day of school! Jeff and I are going to have a lot of fun this summer – swimming, listening to music, maybe starting a band. Hey, and in a couple of weeks is the Allred family reunion. It's going to be so much fun. Devin's family will be there and he can tell us all about what happened to his house. It was destroyed in a mud slide! And after the reunion, we get to hike the Narrows in Zion National Park. It is going to be so much fun! Uncle Darrell showed us the slides from when he took his Scouts. They were so awesome! I can't wait to see it for myself. I better take a roll of 36 shots for my camera or I'll run out for sure.