| | | | 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. |
