| 1 | Mr. | Peggot | Matt's grandfather. AKA: Peg. |
| | Mrs. | Peggot | Matt's grandmother. AKA: Mammaw, Nance. |
| | Matt | Peggot | Damon's best friend. AKA: Maggot. |
| 2 | Humvee | | Maggot's uncle. |
| | June | | Maggot's aunt. AKA: Loretta Lynn. |
| | Damon | Fields | Protagonist and narrator. AKA: Damon Copperfield. |
| 3 | Murrell | Stone | Boyfriend of Damon's mother. AKA: Stoner. |
| | Hammerhead | Kelly | Maggot's cousin. |
| | Extra | Eye | One of Stoner's friends. Damon's new boss. AKA: Ghost. |
| | Hell | Reeker | One of Stoner's drug friends. |
| 4 | Emmy | Peggot | Humvee's daughter, |
| | Kent | | A drug representative. |
| 6 | Mariah | Peggot | Maggot's mother. |
| | Romeo | Blevins | Maggot's father. |
| 8 | Miss | Trudy | Damon's caseworker. |
| | Miss | Barks | Damon's new caseworker. |
| | Mr. | Crickson | Damon's new foster father. AKA: Mr. Creaky. |
| | Baggy | Eyes | Miss Barks's colleague. |
| 9 | Tommy | Waddles | One of Crickson's foster children. |
| | Swap-Out | | One of Crickson's foster children. |
| | Angus | | Crickson's cattle. |
| | Fast | Forward | One of Crickson's foster children. AKA: Sterling Ford. |
| 15 | Mr. | Goins | Damon's teacher. |
| 16 | Louise | Lamie | Customer Service Manager at Walmart. |
| 18 | Rufus | | Aunt Jane's dog. |
| 19 | Mrs. | Gummidge | Aunt June's neighbor. |
| 20 | Mr. | McCobb | Demon's new foster father. |
| | Eva | McCobb | Demon's new foster mother. |
| | Brayley | | McCobb's children. |
| | Haillie | | McCobb's children. |
| 21 | Mr. | Golly | The supermarket owner. AKA: Mr. Ghali. |
| | Rotten | Potatoes | One of Ghose's workers. |
| 24 | Betsy | Woodall | Damon's grandmother. |
| 26 | Brother | Dick | Damon's great uncle. |
| | Jane | Ellen | One of Betsy's foster daughters. |
| 27 | Mr. | Winfield | Betsy's close friend. Damon's new foster father. |
| 28 | Ryan | Pyles | Winfield's assistant coach. AKA: U-Hall. |
| | Angus | Winfield | Coach Winfield's daughter. AKA: Agnes. |
| | Mattie | Kate | Winfield's housekeeper. |
| 30 | Mr. | Armstrong | An English teacher. |
| | Fish | Head | One of Damon's classmates. |
| | Mrs. | Jackson | Damon's math teacher. |
| | Michaela | | Damon's class partner. |
| | Elizabeth | | One of Damon's classmates. |
| | Donna | | One of Damon's classmates. |
| 31 | Martha | | Maggot's new friend. |
| | Kent | | June's boyfriend. |
| 32 | Happy | | Mr. Winfield's cleaner. |
| 33 | May Ann | Larkins | Angus's friend. |
| | Linda | Larkins | May Ann's older sister. A math wizard. |
| | Mr. | Briggs | The JV Coach. |
| | Collins | | One of Damon's football teammates. |
| 34 | Miss | Annie | Damon's art teacher. |
| | Sax | | Angus's friend. |
| | Lacey | | One of Damon's classmates. |
| | Gleanna | | Lacey's best friend. |
| | Pristine | | Lacey's best friend. |
| 35 | Maldo | | The School janitor. |
| | Kee | Career | One of Damon's friends. |
| | Tech | | One of Damon's friends. |
| | Bettina | Cook | Damon's rich classmate. |
| 36 | Loring | Blake | Linda's husband. |
| 38 | Donnamarie | | Damon's registered trainer. |
| | Big Bear | Howe | Fast's friend. |
| | Rose | Dartell | Fast's friend. |
| | Mouse | | Rose's friend. |
| | Jay Ann | | Ruby's daughter. One of the Peggots's cousins. |
| 39 | Everett | | Emmy's brother. |
| 40 | Vester | Spencer | The store owner. Dori's father. |
| | Dori | Spencer | Damon's girlfriend. |
| 41 | Doc | Watts | The football team doctor. |
| | Turp | Trusell | One of Damon's schoolmates. |
| | Vicki | Strout | One of Damon's schoolmates. |
| 42 | Jip | | Dori's dog. |
| 46 | President | Hanky | The guy that Damon met at the gas station. |
| 47 | Aunt | Fred | Dori's aunt. |
| 48 | Pinkie | Mayhew | Tommy's boss. |
| | Leon | | One of Fast's friends. |
| | Couch | Guy | One of Fast's friends. |
| | Sophie | | Tommy's girlfriend. |
| 49 | Red | Neck | Damon's strip. |
| 52 | Rita | | The farm manager. |
