Turtle & Angela's mother; labels her job as an "heiress"

• Grace Windsor Wexler

• Madame Hoo

• Berthe Erica Crow

• Flora Baumbach

Turtle & Angela's father; works as a podiatrist

• Denton Deere

• Jake Wexler

• Theo Theodorakis

• Otis Amber

Daughter of Grace and Jake; sibling of Turtle; engaged to Dr. Denton Deere

• Sydelle Pulaski

• J.J. Ford

• Turtle Wexler

• Angela Wexler

The 13-year-old protagonist who kicks people in the shins and and has an interest in the stock market.

• Turtle Wexler

• Angela Wexler

• Sydelle Pulaski

• Flora Baumbach

Owner of the restaurant on the top (5th) floor; generally pretty cranky person

• James Shin Hoo

• Madame Hoo

• Doug Hoo

• Chris Theodorakis

A woman from China who speaks very little English and helps with the restaurant on the top floor.

• Berthe Erica Crow

• Catherine Theodorakis

• Sydelle Pulaski

• Madame Hoo

A high school senior and track star

• Theo Theodorakis

• Doug Hoo

• Chris Theodorakis

• Denton Deere

A high school senior who works in his parents' cafe and helps care for his brother.

• Otis Amber

• Doug Hoo

• Chris Theodorakis

• Theo Theodorakis

A wheelchair-bound boy with a nerve disorder that makes it hard for him to speak; expert bird watcher

• Theo Theodorakis

• Chris Theodorakis

• Sandy McSouthers

• Denton Deere

The building's 62-year-old delivery boy who likes to spread gossip about others in the building.

• Barney Northrup

• Sandy McSouthers

• Otis Amber

• Samuel Westing