Character guide for Gangsta Granny by David Walliams.
A boy who feels out of place in his own family — his parents want him to love dancing; he wants to be a plumber. His granny is his unlikely soulmate.
Apparently boring, actually extraordinary. Her love for Ben is total and selfless. The secret she has been keeping — her illness — makes the ending deeply affecting.
Well-meaning but oblivious. They are so focused on dancing and their own pursuits that they barely notice Ben.