Dee Dee Pritchard is the neighborhood gossip. She cannot keep a secret, even when she tries, and things that she has been told just fly out of her mouth unbidden. Dee Dee is very friendly and bubbly, a little flighty at times but ultimately well-meaning. Dee Dee is the first friend Sarah makes in her new neighborhood, and even from the very beginnig it's obvious to Sarah that Dee Dee is keeping something from her—-not necessarily in a malicious way, but Dee Dee cannot hide her thoughts from appearing on her face.