| 1 | Wilbur | Larch | The St. Clouds' doctor. Director of the boys division. |
| | John | Larch | Wilbur's father. |
| | Nurse | Angela | One of the nurses. |
| | Nurse | Edna | One of the nurses. |
| | Homer | Wells | Protagonist. |
| | Professor | Draper | Homer's first foster father. |
| | Mrs. | Draper | Professor Draper's wife. |
| | Rufus | | Professor Draper's dog. |
| | Mrs. | Grogan | Director of the orphanage, girls division. |
| | Grant | Winkle | The man who wants to adopt Homer. |
| | Billy | Winkle | Grant's partner. |
| | Melony | | Homer's girlfriend. One of the orphans. |
| 2 | Neal | Dow | Mayor of Portland. |
| | Mrs. | Eames | The whore that Larch's father helped. |
| | Harold | Ernst | Demonstrator of
Bacteriology. |
| | Santa | Glaus | The abortionist. |
| | Mrs. | Channing-Peabody | A rich woman in Boston. |
| | Missy | Channing-Peabody | Mrs. Channing-Peabody's sick daughter. |
| 3 | Fuzzy | Stone | The sick orphan. |
| | John | Wilbur | One of the orphans. |
| | Snowy | Meadows | One of the orphans. AKA: Robert Marsh. |
| 4 | Wallace | Worthington | Wally's father. Ocean View Orchard's owner. |
| | Olive | Worthington | Wally's mother. AKA: Alice Bean. |
| | Bruce | Bean | Olive's father. |
| | Bucky | Bean | Olive's sister. |
| | Maud | Bean | Olive's mother. |
| | Everett | Taft | One of Worthington's neighbors. |
| | Dot | Taft | Everett's wife. AKA: Big Dot Taft. |
| | Debra | Pettigrew | Dot's sister. |
| | Wally | Worthington | Wallace and Olive's son. Candy's boyfriend. |
| | Curly | Day | One of the orphans. |
| | Clara | | The rescued cadaver. |
| | Raymond | Kendall | The lobsterman. Candy's father. |
| | Candice | Kendall | Raymond's daughter. Wally's girlfriend. AKA: Candy. |
| | Herb | Fowler | The town's bachelor. |
| | Louise | Toney | Herb's current girlfriend. |
| | Meany | Hyde | Herb's friend. |
| | Grace | Lynch | Vernon's wife. |
| | Vernon | Lynch | The wife beater. |
| | Florence | Hyde | Meany's wife. |
| | Ira | Titcomb | Irene's husband. |
| | Irene | Titcomb | Dot's friend. |
| 5 | Mary Agnes | Cork | The next-to-eldest orphan in the girls division. |
| | David | Copperfield | One of the orphans. |
| 6 | Mrs. | Goodhall | Part of the board of trustees of the orphanage. |
| | Dr. | Gingric | The psychiatrist on the board. |
| 7 | Charley | | The man who tried to rape Melony. |
| | Bert | Sanborn | The general store owner. |
| | Mildred | Sanborn | Bert's wife. |
| | Warren | Titus | The plumber. |
| | Doc | Perkins | The town's doctor. |
| | Mr. | Hood | The teacher of the class. Retired doctor. |
| | Arthur | Rose | Rose's father. The head migrant worker at Apple Orchard. |
| | George | | One of Rose's crew. |
| | Sandra | | Melony's new friend. |
| | Sammy | | One of the Cider Crew. |
| | Wednesday | | One of the Cider Crew. |
| | Jack | | One of the Cider Crew. |
| | Orange | | One of Rose's crew. |
| 8 | Bucky | | One of Homer's friends. |
| | Lorna | | Melony's friend. |
| | Ted | Callahan | Mary Agnes's foster father. |
| | Patty | Callahan | Ted's wife. |
| | President | Roosevelt | The current US President. |
| | Mr. | Rinfret | The pharmacist. |
| | Dr. | Harlow | The new doctor at the orphanage. |
| 9 | Steerfourth | | The orphan with the allergy to dust and mold. |
| | Angel | Wells | Candy and Homer's son. |
| 10 | Pete | Hyde | Angel's co-worker. |
| | Joe | McCarthy | The senator. |
| 11 | Bob | | Lorna's boyfriend. |
| | Rose | Rose | Arthur Rose's daughter. Angel's girlfriend. |
| | Black | Pan | The cook. |
| | Baby | Rose | Rose's daughter. |
| | Muddy | | One of Rose's crew. |
