| 1 | Dolly |
Parton | American singer. Olive's idol. |
| | Olive Miracle |
Martin | Narrator and Protagonist. |
| | Dash |
| Olive's uncle. |
| | Hatch |
Malone | Olive's stepbrother. |
| | Luther |
Frye | The man who lived in the oldest house on Main Street. |
| | Gustav |
| Luther's pet ferret. |
| | Merlin |
Goad | Olive's grandfather. Most famous birder in the state of Tennessee. |
| | Coach |
Malone | Hatch's father. Olive's step-father. |
| | Jupiter |
Martin | Olive's father. |
| | Mrs. |
Faye | Olive's neighbor. |
| | Dolly |
| Olive's wheelchair. |
| | Reba |
| Olive's wheelchair. |
| | Mitrac |
| The pastor. |
| | Melba |
Marcum | Second oldest person in Wildwood. |
| | Jessie |
Marcum | Melba's twin sister. |
| 5 | Felix |
| A pelican who sometimes lives under Olive's roof. |
| 7 | Ms. |
Pigeon | Olive's aide. AKA: Barb. |
| | Nester |
Tuberose | Owner of Ragged Apple Café. |
| 8 | John |
Watson | A 6th grade teacher. |
| | Grace Alice |
Cho | An entrepreneur. Olive's classmate and best friend. |
| 9 | First |
Maddie | The class skeptic and class celebrity. |
| | Ransom |
McCallister | Olive's crush. |
| | Twig |
Moody | The mystery girl. |
| 10 |
Second | Maddie |
One of Olive's classmates. |
| | Third |
Maddie | One of Olive's classmates. |
| | Judy |
Blume | An American writer. |
| 11 |
Dylan | |
The interviewer. |
| | Mrs. |
Matheson | A theatre teacher. |
| | Emily |
Dickinson | The poet. |
| 14 |
Amy | Webber |
One of the 6th graders. |
| 16 |
Thomas | |
One of Olive's schoolmates. |
| 17 |
Rosie | Snow |
The librarian. |
| | Bon |
Jovi | The Sloth. |
| | Mrs. |
Fitch | The ghost of the library. |
| | Edna |
| The golden llama. |
| | Marvin |
Frye | One of the students who found the legendary Wildwood hummingbird. Luther's brother. |
| 20 |
Mayor | Matheson |
The current Mayor. |
| 22 |
Beef | McGoo |
The lead DJ. |
| | Mrs. |
Asbury | The school principal. |
| 27 |
Biscuit | |
The Dog at Hatch's own story. |
| | Shirley |
Chisholm | First black woman elected to Congress. |
| | Mistry |
| Olive's mother. |
| 30 |
Dr. | Kass |
Olive's surgeon. |
| | Chris |
| Olive's nurse. |
| 31 |
Elizabeth | |
Olive's grandmother. |