| Pro | Mae | | Joe's sister. |
| | Leah | | Joe's daughter. |
| | Ben | | Joe's brother. |
| | Joe | | Narrator. |
| 1 | Ruthie | | Joe's missing sister. |
| | Mr. Ellis | | The landowner. Lewis's boss. |
| | Gerald | | A friend of Joe's father. |
| | Julia | | Gerald's wife. |
| | Hank | | Gerald and Julia's son. |
| | Bernard | | Hank's twin. |
| | Widow | Agnus | One of Joe's father's friends. |
| | Frankie | | One of the berry pickers. |
| | Charlie | | One of Joe's brothers. |
| | Mr. | Hughes | The fat Indian agent. |
| | Lewis | | Joe's father. |
| 2 | Norma | | The girl who dreamed about Ruthie. One of the narrators. |
| | June | | Norma's aunt. |
| | Lenore | | Norma's mother. |
| | Randall | | Norma's classmate. |
| | Alice | | June's friend. |
| 3 | Lindy | | Lewis's older sister. Joe's aunt. |
| | Harris | | The trip coordinator. |
| 4 | Janet | | Norma's friend. |
| | John | | Randall's older brother. |
| | Frank | | Norma's father. |
| 5 | Susan | | Joe's crush. |
| | Archie | Johnson | Joe's childhood neighbor. |
| 6 | Henri | | June's goldfish. |
| | Leonard | | June's long-time tenant. |
| | Boyd | | The boy on June's apartment. |
| | Angela | | Norma's classmate. |
| | Andrew | | Norma's classmate. |
| | Walters | | Norma's professor. |
| | Trinity | | One of Norma's classmates. |
| | Georgia | | Norma's friend and classmate. Aka: Desiree. |
| | Mark | | Norma's boyfriend. |
| | Angela(2) | | Andrew's boss. |
| 7 | Jeffrey | | Leah's step-father. |
| | Kiju | | Joe's mother. |
| | Juan | | Lewis's predecessor. |
| | James | | Mae's boyfriend. |
| | Cora | | Leah's mother. Joe's former wife. |
| 9 | Mr. | Richardson | The man who accidentally ran over Joe. |
| 10 | Sarah | | Norma and Mark's unborn child. |
| 12 | Candice | | Alice's friend. |
| | Ernest | | The man at the retirement home. |
| 13 | New | Ellis | Mr. Ellis's son. |
| 15 | Father | Michael | The town's priest. |
