Characters from Where the Heart Is

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Novalee Nation - This character is the main character of the book. Wal-Mart is very important to this character because this character is left there, lives there, and has a baby there.

Willy Jack Pickens - This character leaves someone at Wal-Mart, and eventually ends up going to jail for stolen cigarettes.

Americus Nation - This character is known as the Wal-Mart baby. This character received a great deal of media attention at two different points in their life.

Forney Hull - This character works in the library where this character's...
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