| | | Part 1 |
1 | | | Rachel |
| Robbie | | Rachel's brother. |
| Loretta | | Rachel's aunt. Aka: Lolo. |
| | | Mor - Mom in Danish. |
| Nathan | | Loretta's ex-husband. |
| Ariel | | Rachel's sister. |
| Mrs. | Anderson | Rachel's first grade teacher. |
| Mrs. | Marshall | Rachel's second grade teacher. |
| Mrs. | Price | Rachel's third grade teacher. |
| Mrs. | Mamiya | Rachel's first grade teacher. |
| Mrs. | Breedlove | Rachel's fourth grade teacher. |
| Mr. | Engels | Rachel's fifth grade teacher. |
| Carmen | LaGuardia | One of Rachel's classmates. |
| Rachel | Morse | The girl who fell from the sky. |
| Tamika | Washington | The girl who wants to beat up Rachel. |
| Mrs. | Karr | Rachel's gym teacher. |
| Anthony | Miller | Rachel's boyfriend. |
| Antoine | | One of Rachel's classmates. Anthony's best friend. |
| Mr. | Kimble | Rachel's math teacher. |
| | | Fred Meyer - Hypermarket company. |
| Tracy | | Rachel's new friend. |
2 | | | Jamie |
| James | | Nella's neighbor. Aka: Jamie. |
3 | | | Laronne |
| Laronne | | Works at the library. |
| Nella | Fløe | Rachel's mother. |
| Roger | Morse | Rachel's father. |
| Doug | | Nella's boyfriend. |
4 | | | Rachel |
| Drew | | Drug and alcohol counselor. Loretta's boyfriend. |
5 | | | Jamie |
| Brick | Thomas | Jamie's new name. |
6 | | | Laronne |
| Greg | | Laronne's son. |
| David | | Laronne's husband. |
7 | | | Rachel |
| | | Ojibway - Indigenous Peoples in North America. |
| Miss | Verle | Doris's friend. |
| Helen | | One of Loretta's friend. |
| Pam | | One of Loretta's friend. |
| Miss | Doris | Rachel's grandmother. |
| Jay | Stein | Tracy's crush. |
9 | | | Rachel |
| Eric | Smith | Rachel's former schoolmate. Aka: Eric S., Fast Eric. |
| Erik | K. | Rachel's former schoolmate. Aka: Smart Erik. |
| Tonya | | One of Tamika's friends. |
| Keisha | | One of Tamika's friends. |
| Sierra | | One of Tamika's friends. |
13 | | | Roger |
| Charles | | Roger and Nella's son. |
| Solvej | | Nella's sister. |
14 | | | Rachel |
| Mr. | Barucci | Rachel's science teacher. |
| James | | Deacon in the AME Zion Church. |
15 | | | Laronne |
| Angela | | A nurse. |
17 | | | Rachel |
| Lakeisha | | Drew's daughter. |
| Damon | | Lakeisha's crush. |
19 | | | Rachel |
| Ronald | Veliveau | Chicago police captain. |
23 | | | Brick |
| Lisa | | The girl Brick met in Kansas City. |
24 | | | Rachel |
| John | Bailey | Rachel's new boyfriend. |
27 | | | Rachel |
| Mrs. | Lewis | Doris's neighbor. |
| | | Part 2 |
29 | | | Rachel |
| Jesse | | Intern at the Salvation Army Harbor Lights Center. |
30 | | | Brick |
| Paul | | Lisa's boyfriend. |