Papa Dad

Papa Dad is one of Julie Graham-Chang's fathers. Julie's other father is Daddy. Papa Dad is very silly. He jokes with Julie and Lydia, such as telling to try chopped liver and suggesting Lydia audition for the school musical with the Mattress Kingdom Theme Song. He is very protective of Julie, shown in book 6, when he was angry that Julie and Roland were dating, threatening a boy who pulled toddler Julie's hair 'he'd tape his fingers together', and not wanting to take little Julie in a cafe because it was 'full of hot boiling water'.

Relationships
Julie Graham-Chang is Papa Dad's daughter. He's very protective of her as shown in many cases, such as when she goes out with Roland, when Julie is a toddler and a boy pulls her hair, and when a small dog barks at her. Julie and Papa Dad have a chat about his rude behavior to Roland. Papa Dad admits it is hard for him see Julie grow up. He is nicer to Roland after talking to his daughter.

'Daddy' is Papa Dad's partner and other father of Julie. In book 6, Julie says Papa Dad and Daddy are really into Elaine Goldblatt's wedding because they never were able to have their own wedding. Papa Dad loves Daddy, but joked about him with Julie when Daddy freaked out on the plane to England in book 2. (He is afraid of heights.)

Lydia Goldblatt is his daughter's best friend, so naturally he is very nice to her and jokes with her. He and Daddy began calling her their second daughter when her parents were getting divorced and she was at Julie's house more often. In the series in has been noted that she is like his second daughter.