Melody Goldblatt

Melody Goldblatt is Lydia's older sister and the daughter of Elaine Goldblatt. Her style changes throughout the books. At one point, set before the books, she is a happy, girly young blonde. Then she becomes a goth and artsy deep figure in Lydia's life. After her Habitat for Humanity trip to Guatemala, she shaves her head and goes natural in terms of makeup, wearing simple clothes and advocating peace and happiness. She is very good at knitting. Even after she becomes a 'crazy hippy', she can still get very angry at times. She was against Coach Eric marrying their mother because he would be abandoning his kids.

Description
In her first phase (baby to 5th grade) Melody is a pretty and friendly young girl. The original Melody is described by Lydia and Julie as happy, tan, blonde and wore cute clothes. It is also said that she played the flute. It is unknown if she knitted at this time, or if she started in the first book or sometime during her goth phase. She was friends with Birgit, Gretchen's sister, until fifth grade, but then on the fifth grade trip to Buck's Valley, they probably had a fight and Birgit stole all of her socks and underwear. After having to wear the stinky clothes for a week, she was began to be called "Smelly Melly". This may have been the time where she started to go goth, but in the fifth book when she starts becoming a 'hippie' Julie asks Lydia why she went goth in the first place, Lydia says "She was probably mad at the world and our dad." So this may have been the time that her mother and her dad divorced. Lydia probably meant mad at everyone and Birgit for calling her Smelly Melly when saying mad at the world.

In her second phase, goth, she is described as being pale, having black hair and having too much makeup,piercings, and wears ugly and crazy clothes. She dyes her hair black and probably begins knitting at this point. It is mentioned by Lydia in the first book that she 'is probably good at art'. Lydia may assumes this because she is emo. She is also a fan of music, most likely rock and heavy metal. She likes the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen, and suggests it for Lydia's audition. The colors she dyes her hair in the most likely order is Black, Aqua, Black, Red/Pink, and Purple.

After going to Guatemala for Habitat for Humanity, she shaves her head (Lydia and Julie describe her as bald), begins to wear looser and more colorful clothes, and takes out her piercings. She also starts saying very peaceful and non-violent things, and Lydia and Julie are a little creeped out by it. After she and Lydia discover that Coach Eric is going to marry their mother, she tries to be 'damaged' in front of her.