| A | B |
|---|
| Newt Harbine's father | He was thrown over the top of a sign when his tire blew up |
| Marietta | Taylor's real name |
| Kentucky | Both Taylor and Lou Ann were from here |
| Turtle was this | Cherokee |
| Angel Ruiz | Lou Ann's husband |
| Mrs. Hoge | Kind owner of the Broken Arrow |
| Arizona | Taylor settled here |
| Mattie | She provide asylum for illegal aliens |
| Sandi | She worked at the Burger Derby and left her son at the mall |
| Granny Logan | She brought Lou Ann Tug Fork water to baptize her baby |
| Dwayne Ray | Lou Ann's son |
| Snowboots | Lou Ann's crazy cat |
| Edna Poppy | Taylor and Lou Ann were shocked to find she was blind |
| Estevan | He and his wife fled Guatemala |
| Virgie Mae Parsons | Taylor changed her opinion of her when she realized how well she cared for Edna |
| Harland Elleston | Taylor's mother married him |
| Esperanza | She tried to commit suicide because of her difficult past |
| Red Hot Mama's salsa factory | Lou Ann loved working here |
| Cynthia | Social worker who counseled Taylor and Turtle |
| Oklahoma | Taylor parted from Estevan here |
| Simile | A comparison using like or as |
| Ismene | Estevan and Esperanza's daughter |
| Alice Greer | Taylor's kind and caring mother |
