| Mr. |
Buchanan | Foster parent. |
| Mrs. |
Buchanan | Wife of Mr. Buchanan. |
| Dr. |
Dixon | School counselor. |
| Mrs. |
Espy | Francis's new teacher. |
| William |
Faulkner | Author of *As I Lay Dying*. |
| Lindsay |
Fowler | Rachelle's real name. |
| Carter |
Grady | Protagonist and narrator. |
| Daniel |
Grady-Lambert | Carter's stepson. |
| Nathan |
Grady-Lambert | Carter's stepson. |
| John Lynn |
Lambert | Carter's best friend, Tori's ex-husband. |
| Samantha Anne |
Lambert | Nathan's twin sister. |
| Tori |
Lambert | Carter's wife. |
| Francis |
Meade | Son of Rachelle and Carter. |
| Rachelle |
Meade | Deceased woman connected to Carter. |
| Jake |
Monte | Captor of Lindsay Fowler. |
| Dr. |
Porter | Doctor at Murfreesboro Medical Center. |
| Joanie |
White | Social worker. |
| Boots |
| Minnie's dog. |
| Chris |
| One of Francis's classmates. |
| M&M |
| Nathan's pet. |
| Maia |
| Francis's classmate. |
| Minnie |
| Carter's neighbor. |
| Petra |
| Rachelle's pet. |
| Sally-Anne |
| School bus driver. |
