aged 12 when The Austin Chronicles begins, Vicky is the second-oldest child in the Austin family and a great help to her mother; she lives in the rural village of, Thornhill, Conn., which is 100 miles outside of New York City...
the youngest Austin child, sweet Rob is 5 when the Austin Chronicles begin...
a blonde curly-haired girl who is devoted to orphan Maggy Hamilton; she is three years younger than Vicky and has always wanted to be a doctor...
a marine biology major at college who spends a summer working with Calvin OKeefemore...
a very clever but jaded young man with a severe heart defect; he manipulates his parents because of that, making him quite spoiled...
Dr. Wallace Austins kind, fun-loving wife; shes the daughter of a retired ministermore...
Wallace, a country doctor, is the husband of Victoria, and the father of John, Vicky, Suzy, and Rob...
the bespectacled eldest Austin (15 when the Austin Chronicles begin), John wants to be a scientist...
the Austin childrens last remaining grandfather, Victoria Austins father; hes a retired minister who lives in a refurbished stablemore...
a longtime friend of Vicky Austins who is grieving the death of his father, Coast Guard Commander Jack Rodneymore...
a kindly Coast Guard commander who once rescued Rob Austin...