The Rock
Appendix 3: Cast
Jessica “Heaven” Barnes: Next door neighbor of Brian’s; dark blonde and blue eyes; 5'9"; 19-year-old model; always Brian’s guardian angel and fantasy; originally Brian called her Heaven—now that is the name she is known by internationally.
The clan
Brian Frost: Senior; not quite eighteen, 5'6" tall and physically fit; one of the oldest in his class because of his October 5 birthday; always the littlest guy in class.
Rose Davis: Senior; seventeen; blonde bombshell; shortest in group at 5'1"; cheerleader; deep blue eyes.
Whitney Anderson: Senior; tallest girlfriend at 6'3"; seventeen and plays basketball at Potawatami HS; brunette; Brian’s martial arts master.
Sarah Gordon: Hannah’s older sister; sophomore at Oberlin College; looks a lot like Hannah but maybe an inch taller.
Liz Nowicki: Senior; seventeen; wild, thin and tall (5'8"), lubricious redhead.
Sora Miller: Freshman at IU; eighteen; cheerleader; Geoff’s beard.
Courtney James: Freshman at IU; 5'3" friend of Jennifer; eighteen; living with Brian and Jennifer for the summer.
Jennifer Pratt: Freshman at IU, almost eighteen; 5'6"; living with Brian and Courtney for the summer.
Elaine Frost nee Candace Jones: Junior Theater major at UIndy; 5'3"; twenty; redhead who legally changed her name; not actually related to Brian.
Samantha Cortales: Senior; known for her totally smooth and silky, hairless legs and skin; seventeen; thick black hair.
Hannah Gordon: Senior; seventeen, preacher’s daughter. 5'5" brunette, upturned nose, green eyes; one of the youngest in her class; now lives in Evansville and no longer communicates with the group—mostly.
Cassie Clinton: Senior; seventeen; class president; Brian’s 6th grade girlfriend from a very religious family; 5'3".
Nicolette Duval: Senior; seventeen; Goth girl; 5'8" writer and poet.
Carl Fisher: Senior; seventeen; longtime friend of Brian, 6'2" basketball player; Brenda’s and Louise’s boyfriend.
Brenda Lennox: Senior; buxom blonde cheerleader; seventeen; 5'4"; first girl to be the lover of two men in the group and one other woman.
Louise Bacon: Senior; seventeen; 5'6" dark hair; both Brenda’s and Carl’s lover.
Doug Swift: Senior; seventeen; longtime friend of Brian, 6'3" basketball player; Rhiannon’s boyfriend and Doreen’s boyfriend/brother.
Rhiannon Harris: Senior; seventeen; dark hair; noticeably buxom; 5'5"; with Doug and Doreen.
Doreen Swift: Doug’s sister with whom he shares an intimate relationship even though it is not consummated. Brian’s lover.
Lionel Trane: Senior; friend since 7th grade; 6'10" black varsity basketball player.
Sugar Evars: Senior; seventeen; slightly plump, bitingly funny black girl about 5'2"; Lionel’s girlfriend.
Lamar Trane: Junior at IU; 6'10" basketball player.
Renee Carver: Junior at IU; blonde; 5'5"; Lamar’s girlfriend most of the time.
Geoff Hopkins: Senior; seventeen; Brian’s gay neighbor and long-time friend; not out of the closet.
Josh Whitaker: Senior; seventeen; basketball player; was Denise’s boyfriend, beaten unconscious after the prom when she was killed.
Denise Raymond: Deceased. Raped and murdered after prom her junior year; was Josh’s girlfriend.
The Next Generation
Lexi Cortales: Sophomore varsity cheerleader; fifteen; Samantha’s little sister; signer of the younger agreement.
Judy Larson: Sophomore; fifteen; signer of the younger agreement.
George McCall: Junior; basketball player; sixteen; signer of the younger agreement.
Mary Williams: Junior; sixteen; signer of the younger agreement.
Theresa ‘TK’ Kelly: Sophomore; fifteen; signer of the younger agreement.
Monte Miller: Sophomore; fifteen; signer of the younger agreement; Sora’s little brother.
Ross Davis: Sophomore; fifteen; signer of the younger agreement; Rose’s little brother.
Rich Fisher: Sophomore; fifteen; signer of the younger agreement; basketball player; Carl’s little brother.
Susan Conway: Sophomore; fifteen; signer of the younger agreement.
Leonard Hamm: Sophomore; fifteen; signer of the younger agreement.
Nancy Hess: Sophomore; fifteen; signer of the younger agreement.
Pam Owens: Sophomore; fourteen; youngest signer of the younger agreement.
Family
Hayden & Marilyn Frost: Brian’s father and mother.
Anna Pratt: Jennifer’s mother and lover of Hayden and Marilyn.
Betts & Allen Partridge: Brian’s sister and brother-in-law; live in Seattle.
Madeline Partridge: Betts’ baby girl; Brian’s and Addison’s niece.
Addison Partridge: Junior; seventeen; Allen’s sister; 5'9" punk girl.
Rex & Maria Davis: Rose and Ross’s parents.
Janet Anderson: Whitney’s mother.
Rev. Saul & Evelyn Gordon: Hannah and Sarah’s parents.
Cecile Carver: Renee’s mother.
Sylvester ‘Sly’ & Lily Cortales: Lexi and Samantha’s parents.
Jean & Ariel Duval: Nikki’s parents.
Malcolm & Regina Evars: Sugar’s parents.
Claudia & Ken Harris: Rhiannon’s parents.
Bill & Crystal Price: Courtney’s parents.
Fred & Alice Jones: Elaine Frost’s parents.
John & Bea Clinton: Cassie’s parents.
Arthur & Teri Pratt: Jennifer’s father and stepmother.
Lech & Irene Nowicki: Liz’s parents.
Doris Trane: Lionel and Lamar’s mother.
Drs. Ben & Ruth McCall: George’s parents.
Others of Importance
Coach Hancock: Varsity basketball coach at SJV.
Ms. Hammer: Senior English teacher at SJV.
Ms. Streeter: Speech teacher and theater director at SJV.
Coach Christiansen: Women’s basketball coach at Potawatomi High School.
Master Cho: Whitney’s martial arts teacher.
Tommy Westerling: Hannah’s drugged out boyfriend.
Miss Polly: Hostess of The Homemakers’ Hour.
Harvey Grissom: Producer of The Homemakers’ Hour.
Jess Randolph: Videographer for Brian’s segments.
Kevin Hoffsteader: Geoff’s boyfriend.
… and others. These are the names of the principal players and not of every character encountered. An exhaustive index of all characters will be found at the end of Book 9: Heaven’s Gate.
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