| Monday | Characters Introduced |
|---|---|
| Juke | A tall, blue-eyed, handsome man with a tuned sense of humor who loves family and friends and to go all out |
| Mom and Dad | The parents; Dad has to go on a business trip |
| Connie the Pincher | Connie is a pincher; and, the bus attendant |
| The bus driver | Drives the bus; in league with Connie |
| Ms. Delinda! | Juke’s attendant at school who only exclaims! |
| Mr. Samuel Evan Carter (Sam) | Juke’s best friend |
| Ms. Grace | Juke’s favorite attendant: new, young, beautiful, and innocent |
| Mr. Gabe | Juke’s burly third attendant; sometimes hired to help at the house; wears terrific track suits |
| Ms. Melanie | Juke’s teacher (the Mistress of “A”) |
| The music therapist | She runs the music therapy class |
| Ms. Edna | A school aide who does not normally work with Juke; hired to accompany Juke home |
| Aminata | Juke’s primary private caregiver hired by Mom and Dad; patient, calm, wonderful |
| Aminata’s daughters | Beautiful girls who giggle while they watch TV |
| Tuesday | Characters Introduced |
|---|---|
| Janet | A backup private caregiver hired by Mom and Dad; she is only nice to Juke when his parents are around |
| Firewoman and Policeman | First responders |
| Mr. Jacobsen | School District social worker in charge of Juke’s case for seven years |
| Ms. Joyce | Social services administrator |
| Wednesday | Characters Introduced |
|---|---|
| Voices on the phone | The people on the other end of the line for Juke’s “prodigious coordination” |
| McDonald’s server | One fine French fries fryer |
| Toilet paper | Wipes I understand, but what good is toilet paper? |
| Thursday | Characters Introduced |
|---|---|
| Mr. Taylor | The Planter Administrator |
| Mr. Pete | The Planter Head Custodian |
| Ms. Carolyn, Ms. Martha, Ms. Maria | Planter administrative and group home staff |
| Mr. Reginald Paul Thomas (Reg) | A natural performer |
| Mr. Lawrence Albert Greene, Jr. (Larry) | Leads by stealth |
| Sr. José Óscar Morales Nuñez (Pep) | A humming philosopher |
| Mr. Charles David Ashcroft (Charlie) | Plans through any pickle |
| Mr. Kevin Michael Anderson (Kev) | His bark is worse than his bite |
| The TV | Loud people argue and sirens blare |
| Mr. Donnie | Group home overnight staff; a bad person |
| Friday | Characters Introduced |
|---|---|
| Ms. Maureen | Group home staff |
| Van driver | Drives the van |
| Mr. Miguel Mario Garcia | Battery |
| Mr. Kip Willis Smith | Assault |
| Faculty and scholars | At the Planter School |
| Mr. Brian Foster Church | The Bookslapper |
| Mr. Gregory James Lee (Greg) | Greg the militant skulker; he wants that “cracker!” |
| The Janitor | Treats Juke well |
| The Occupational Therapist | Occupies with therapy |
| Mr. Gary Todd Bukowski (Todd) | Todd of Purple Juice |
| Ms. Ashley Tara Saunders | Insolent-looking OT student: shriek, scurry, shriek, and flee |
| The Janitor’s assistants and school aides | At the Planter school |
| Tre | Expert Planter school and group home staff; stylish |
| Saturday | Characters Introduced |
|---|---|
| Ms. Mae | Group home staff |
| Mall mocker boys | Just like the ones in your local mall |
| (Pool Philosophy: Truth or Apostasy) | The Aura of a Snort? |
| Noelle | Juke’s first and best adult friend |
| Bishop | Mormon religious leader who comes to the house for a visit |
| Brother Huxley | Mormon religious leader who accompanies Bishop |
| Sunday | Characters Introduced |
|---|---|
| Michelle | Church music conductor and friend of Leslea (Juke’s sister) |
| Pew Family | Two parents and their seventy raving lunatic kids |
| Orange hair woman | A friendly church congregant |
| “The Pack” | Juke’s peer group of young men at church |
| Sunday School | A bunch of bored people listen to a woman talk about Abraham and how God reckons him special |
| Gloria | An excellent caregiver for Lucy; Planter group home staff |
| Lucy | A woman of her own abilities and sister of Gloria |
| Man | Group home staff |