Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.

Novalee Nation

Lexie Coop

Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Ruth Meyers

Mama Lil

Forney Hull

Willy Jack Pickens

Moses Whitecotten

Tim

Girl in Bathroom

Cellmate

Troy

Officer Harry
April 27, 2000

Novalee Nation

Lexie Coop

Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Ruth Meyers

Mama Lil

Forney Hull

Willy Jack Pickens

Moses Whitecotten

Tim

Girl in Bathroom

Cellmate

Troy

Officer Harry
