There are a few other characters that I haven’t talked about in Astrid Maxxim.

Gloria Maxxim is Astrid’s Cousin.  She made a brief appearance in book 1, and was a bit more prominant in book 2, but we can expect to see her more and more.

Gloria is in many ways the polar opposite of Astrid.  Gloria cares nothing for intellectual pursuits and dreams of being a model.  She thinks of her brainy cousin as nothing but a nerd, and isn’t afraid to say so.  Gloria is vain and pretty obnoxious, so she makes a great foil for Astrid, and since they are related, Astrid can’t really get away from her completely.  Though Gloria’s family lives in Socketburg, in book 2 she transfers for part of the year to Rachel Carson High.