Alicia - Crystal's schoolmate (Cr).

Amanda Fairchild - author of Love's Second Chance (Cr).

Amanda Glass - author of Heart Shell (Cr).

Amanda Perry - Crystal's biological mother (Cr).

Anita Edwards - wife of Tommy Edwards; adopts Butterfly (Ru).

Anna Pavlova - famous ballerina (Bu).

Annie - baby daughter of Tommy and Anita Edwards who died of heart failure (Ru).

April - character in Love's Second Chance (Cr).

Ariel & Todd - characters on the soap opera Hearts and Flowers (Cr).

Ashley Raymond - Crystal's neighbor and schoolmate, daughter of Vera Raymond (Cr).

Beetle Bug - name that one of Sunshine's friends gave her daughter (Ru).

Bernie Felder - Crystal's neighbor and classmate (Cr).

Betty Lowe - Janet's schoolmate at the Peabody School (Bu).

Billy Edwards - boy at The Lakewood House (Cr, Ru).

Billy Powers - handyman (Ru).

Billy Ross - Janet's schoolmate at the Peabody School (Bu).

Billy Tompson - boy at the orphanage (Br).

Blair Cummings - Janet's fourth grade schoolmate (Bu).

Bobby Sanders - boy on Brooke's tennis team who she had a crush on (Ru).

Brad Dillon - student (Ra).

Brenda - character in Thunder in My Heart (Cr).

Brenda Francis - Brooke's one close friend at the orphanage (Br).

Brock & Megan - characters on a soap opera (Cr).

Brody Taylor - student at the Brandon Pierce School for Boys (Br).

Brooke Okum - narrator of Brooke and Runaways, adopted by Peter and Pamela Thompson, Raven's tomboyish roommate at The Lakewood House, marries Todd Mayton (Br, Ra, Ru).

Burt Stevens - son of Norman & Nana Stevens who lives in Atlanta (Ru).

Butterfly (see Janet Taylor)

Caroline Forbas - wife of George Forbas and mother of Denise and Sophie (Ru).

Celine Westfall Delorice - adoptive mother of Janet Taylor, wife of Sanford Delorice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Westfall and older sister of Daniel Westfall (Bu, Ru).

Charles - salesman at the shoe store where Janet gets her pointe shoes (Bu).

Charlie - cook at the Crossroads Restaurant (Ru).

Charlie Morris - advertising agent mentioned by Bernie Felder's mother (Cr).

Charlie, Richard, and Marty - Papa Morris's friends (Cr).

Charlie Weiner - boy who showed Raven how to look for change under the back seat of a car (Ru).

Chastity & Arnold - one-time prospective adoptive parents for Crystal (Cr).

Clara Seymour - Crystal's schoolmate (Cr).

Clara Stack - wife to Reuben, mother of Jennifer and William, aunt to Raven (Ra).

Clarence Dunsen - boy who stuttered (Ra).

Clarence Glashalter - Child Protective Services agent (Ru).

Connie - daughter of Thomas Kincaid James (Ru).

Cora Munsen - softball player at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Crystal Perry - narrator of Crystal, daughter of Amanda Perry, adopted by Karl and Thelma Morris, Butterfly's brainy roommate at The Lakewood House, gets accepted to Harvard (Cr, Br, Ra, Ru).

Daniel Westfall - younger brother of Celine Delorice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Westfall (Bu).

Danny - son of Patsy and Eddie (Ru).

Dave - police officer (Ru).

David - Rosemary Gillian's brother (Br).

Dede - girl who helped Raven look for change under the back seat of a car (Ru).

Denise Forbas - older daughter of George and Caroline Forbas (Ru).

Dimitri Rocmalowitz - Madame Malisorf's older male dance student (Bu).

Donald Lawson - a boy at Janet's orphanage (Bu).

Donna - granddaughter of Theresa James (Ru).

Donna Marie - Clarence's baby sister (Ra).

Dr. Franklin - the Delorice's doctor (Bu).

Duke - greasy motorcyclist who harrasses the girls (Ru).

Eddie Goodwin - boy who got in a fight with Brooke in the ninth grade (Ru).

Eddie - husband of Patsy and father Danny who was killed in a car crash (Ru).

Elana - character on the soap opera Shadows of Forever (Cr).

Eva Jensen - classmate at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Fern Peabody - Crystal's schoolmate (Cr).

Gary Carson - student (Ra).

Gary Davis - boy who takes Raven to the movies (Ru).

Gary Lakewood - Crystal's schoolmate and Fern Peabody's steady boyfriend (Cr).

Gary Morris - youngest brother of Karl Morris, chef on a cruise ship (Cr).

George Forbas - husband of Caroline Forbas and father of Denise and Sophie (Ru).

Gerry Lawson - potential sponsor for Brooke's pageants (Br).

Gerry Stevens - son of Norman & Nana Stevens (Ru).

Glen Fraser - boy at Crystal's orphanage who makes out with Marsha Benjamin (Cr).

Gordon Tooey - husband of Louise Tooey and foster-father at The Lakewood House (Bu, Cr, Br, Ra, Ru).

Gordy - man at the Crossroads Restaurant (Ru).

Grandma Kelly - cook at The Lakewood House (Ru).

Grandpa - father of Thelma Morris, husband of Martha (Cr).

Grant - character on the soap opera Days in the Sun (Cr).

Haley Thomas - Crystal's schoolmate (Cr).

Harrison - Lisa Donald's cousin and student at the Brandon Pierce School for Boys (Br).

Heather Harper - snotty classmate at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Helen Baldwin - classmate at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Helen - daughter of Norman & Nana Stevens who got married and moved to Akron (Ru).

Helga - Crystal's neighbor and classmate (Cr).

Hiliary Lindsey - student receptionist at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Horse With No Name - one of Tommy Edwards' horses (Ru).

Jack Martin - Crystal's schoolmate and Helga's former boyfriend (Cr).

Jackie Clark - Janet's schoolmate at the Peabody School (Bu).

Jacobi - one of Peter Thompson's clients (Br).

Jake - one of Tommy Edwards' horses (Ru).

Janet (Butterfly) Taylor - narrator of Butterfly, adopted by Celine and Sanford Delorice, Crystal's fragile roommate at The Lakewood House, adopted by Tommy and Anita Edwards (Bu, Cr, Br, Ra, Ru).

Jennie - daughter of Theresa James (Ru).

Jennifer Stack - Reuben and Clara's daughter, Raven's cousin (Ra, Ru).

Jimmy Freer - student (Ra).

Johnny - man at the junkyard (Ru).

Joline - maid of Peter and Pamela Thompson (Br).

Josh Brown - Janet's nice schoolmate at the Peabody School (Bu).

Karl Morris - adoptive father of Crystal who lives in Wappinger Falls, husband of Thelma Morris, oldest son of Papa and Lily Morris and older brother of Stuart and Gary Morris (Cr, Ru).

Lefty - junkyard owner (Ru).

Lieutenant Mathews - woman police officer (Ru).

Lila Thomas - girl caught shoplifting (Ra).

Lily Morris - deceased mother of Karl, Stuart, and Gary Morris and wife of Papa Morris (Cr).

Lindsey - granddaughter of Norman & Nana Stevens (Ru).

Lisa Donald - classmate at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Louise - softball pitcher before Brooke at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Louise Tooey - wife of Gordon Tooey and foster-mother at The Lakewood House (Bu, Cr, Br, Ra, Ru).

Madame Malisorf - Russian ballet instructor who is hired to teach Janet to dance (Bu).

Mama Stack - mother of Raven (Ra).

Margaret Lester - the tallest girl at Janet's orphanage (Bu).

Margaret Wilson - classmate at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Maria - name that the greasy motorcyclists called Raven (Ru).

Marie Taglioni - Swedish-Italian ballerina who introduced pointe dancing (Bu).

Marion - daughter of Theresa James (Ru).

Marjorie Rosner - children's protection service worker (Ra).

Marlene - Sanford Delorice's sister who lives in Denver (Bu).

Marsha Benjamin - girl at Crystal's orphanage who makes out with Glen Fraser (Cr).

Martha (Grandma) - mother of Thelma Morris, wife of Grandpa (Cr).

Martha - principal's secretary (Ra).

Megan Callaway - sneaky and conniving orphan at The Lakewood House (Ru).

Mildred Stemple - the Delorice's maid (Bu).

Miss London - Janet's English and history teacher at the Peabody School (Bu).

Miss Randall - Mrs. Harper's secretary at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Miss Walker - Janet's fourth grade teacher (Bu).

Missy (Melissa) Taylor - student (Ra).

Molly Stuart - girl at the orphanage who loans Crystal her watch (Cr).

Mona - Crystal's schoolmate (Cr).

Mr. Albert - Crystal's math teacher (Cr).

Mr. Brazil - math teacher at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

"Mr. Degenerate Attendant" - Crystal's biological father (Cr).

Mr. Finnerman - math teacher (Ra).

Mr. Friedman - Crystal's science teacher (Cr).

Mr. Gattlin - teacher (Ra).

Mr. Kolton - child welfare agent (Cr).

"Mr. Macho" - Raven's biological father (Ra).

Mr. Martin - Raven's old counselor (Ra).

Mr. Moore - principal (Ra).

Mr. Nissen - Crystal's school principal (Cr).

Mr. Philips - chief administrator of Crystal's orphanage (Cr).

Mr. Rudley - Brooke's English and home-room teacher at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Mr. Saddler - Crystal's teacher (Cr).

Mr. Saks - Janet's school principal (Bu).

Mr. Wiles - Janet's math and science teacher at the Peabody School (Bu).

Mr. Winecoup - tenant in Raven's apartment building (Ra).

Mr. Wizenberg - cafeteria monitor (Ra).

Mr. and Mrs. Lockhart - couple who were thinking of adopting Butterfly (Ru).

Mr. and Mrs. Westfall - parents of Celine Delorice and Daniel Westfall (Bu).

Mrs. Broadhurst - teacher (Ra).

Mrs. Carden - one of Brooke's grade-school teachers (Br).

Mrs. Grant - Janet's physical education and health teacher at the Peabody School (Bu).

Mrs. Grossbard - physical education teacher and teams coach at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Mrs. Harper - principal of the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Mrs. McGuire - chief administrator of Janet's orphanage (Bu).

Mrs. Mills - Mr. Philips' secretary at Crystal's orphanage (Cr).

Mrs. Millstein - school nurse (Ra).

Mrs. Slater - owner of the Woodside Bed & Breakfast (Ru).

Mrs. Talbot - chief administrator of Brooke's orphanage (Br).

Mrs. Williams - Janet's principal at the Peabody School (Bu).

Mrs. Wilson - P.E. coach (Ra).

Mrs. Wilson - Child Protective Services agent in New Mexico (Ru).

Ms. Thacker - child welfare agent (Cr).

Nana Stevens - wife of Norman Stevens; takes the girls in for two nights (Ru).

Nevada & Johnny Lee - characters on a soap opera (Cr).

Norman Stevens - husband of Nana Stevens; takes the girls in for two nights (Ru).

November & Edmond - characters on the soap opera Days in the Sun (Cr).

Officer Donald - police officer (Ru).

Old Lady Potter - Crystal's neighbor (Cr).

Pamela Thompson - a former runway model and beauty queen who wants to adopt Brooke; wife of Peter Thompson (Br, Ru).

Papa Morris - father of Karl, Stuart, and Gary Morris and widower of Lily Morris who lives in Poughkeepsie (Cr).

Patsy - waitress at the Crossroads Restaurant who gives the girls room, board, and jobs; mother of Danny (Ru).

Patty Orsini - Raven used her Polaroid camera to blackmail Megan (Ru).

Paula Dworkins - one of Harrison's girlfriends (Br).

Paula Gordon - student (Ra).

Paulio - greasy motorcyclist who harrasses the girls (Ru).

Peggy Morris - bus driver (Ra).

Peter Thompson - an attorney who wants to adopt Brooke; husband of Pamela Thompson (Br, Ru).

Philip - groundskeeper at Janet's orphanage (Bu).

Pollyanna - name that Sunshine kept calling Crystal (Ru).

Pony Tail - one of Tommy Edwards' horses (Ru).

Potsy Philips - orphan who picks on the new kids at The Lakewood House (Ru).

Princess - Annie's pony (Ru).

Professor Wertzman - piano teacher (Br).

Rachael Peterson - Crystal's schoolmate (Cr).

Randal Wolfe - Crystal's schoolmate (Cr).

Raven Flores - narrator of Raven, daughter of Mama Flores, niece of Reuben and Clara Stack, Brooke's beautiful roommate, becomes a singer and actress (Ra, Ru).

Rea & Lindsey - characters in the novel Yesterday's Children (Cr).

Rea & Zoe - Crystal's twin schoolmates (Cr).

Reuben Stack - husband to Clara, father of Jennifer and William, uncle to Raven (Ra, Ru).

Robert Longo - student (Ra).

Ronnie Clark - Raven's 6th grade boyfriend (Ra).

Rosemary Gillian - classmate at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Roy - truck driver in Texas who almost killed Sunshine (Ru).

Sacket - butler of Peter and Pamela Thompson (Br).

Sanford Delorice - adoptive father of Janet Taylor; husband of Celine Delorice (Bu, Ru).

Selena - Latino singer who Raven most wanted to be like (Ru).

Sky (Ormand Boreman) - boyfriend of Sunshine (Ru).

Sophie Forbas - younger daughter of George and Caroline Forbas (Ru).

Special Agent Milton - FBI agent (Ru).

Special Agent Wilkins - FBI agent (Ru).

Stacey - softball player at the Agnes Fodor School for Girls (Br).

Stacy - character in the novel Love on Wheels (Cr).

Steven (Popeye) - son of Tommy and Anita Edwards; brother of Butterfly (Ru).

Stuart Morris - middle brother of Karl Morris, salesman living in Albany (Cr).

Sunshine - hitchhiker who ultimately steals from the girls (Ru).

Taylor Cummings - man who Raven meets at the Crossroads Restaurant, aka "The Love Dozer" (Ru).

Terri Johnson - friend of Raven (Ra).

Terry & Mark - Danny's friends (Ru).

The Unborn - the name for the new kids at The Lakewood House (Ru).

Thelma Morris - adoptive mother of Crystal who lives in Wappinger Falls, wife of Karl Morris, only daughter of Martha and Grandpa (Cr, Ru).

Theresa James - homeless woman who lives in Morrisville (Ru).

Thomas Kincaid James - son of Theresa James' (Ru).

Timmy & The Grasshoppers - rock band (Cr).

Todd Mayton - mechanic who fixes the car in Illinois; marries Brooke (Ru).

Todd Philips - Crystal's schoolmate (Cr).

Tom MacNamara - Crystal's schoolmate (Cr).

Tommy Edwards - Indian policeman and husband of Anita Edwards; adopts Butterfly (Ru).

Tommy Turner - a boy at Janet's orphanage (Bu).

Tony - greasy motorcyclist who harrasses the girls (Ru).

Torch Summers - author of Throbs of the Heart (Cr).

Uncle Stuart - brother of Karl Morris (Ru).

Vera Raymond - Crystal's neighbor, mother of Ashley Raymond (Cr, Ru).

Whelma Matthews - character on the soap opera Days in the Sun (Cr).

William (Buster) - Crystal's neighbor and Helga's younger brother (Cr).

William Daniels - photographer (Br).

William Stack - Reuben and Clara's son (Ra).