The Castaway Hotel - 2 - Prologue. Background

Seeing Castaway Hotel is a complex, multi-book series, I thought I should add this to help you keep track of the characters. I will list the boys in the order they came into the story, give some vital statistics about them (as of the beginning of this book), and a brief summary about how they came to live there. I have also decided to include the Book and chapter number when that character was introduced as well. I will also list other characters, with reoccurring roles in the story, at the end. I hope this helps you follow the story better.

Josh Currie – A 48 year old widower (47 at the beginning of book 1) with four grown children (2 boys, 2 girls), who decides to take in foster boys, to help make their lives better.

Ricky (Richard Allen Glover Currie) – 13/14 yo – ninth grade (freshman) – 5’ 4” tall, longish blond hair, gray eyes and doesn’t mind a little fun with his brothers. Ricky came to Josh as a 7^th grade hyperactive, behavioral problem, whose drug addicted mother had died, his father was unknown and he had no other family. (Book 1, chapter 1)

Danny (Daniel Edward Roma Currie) - 15 yo – tenth grade (sophomore) – 5’ 8” tall, brown hair, brown eyes and an athletic build. Danny was Josh’s second son. He was 13 at the time and kicked out of his home by his parents (mainly his father) when they discovered he was gay. (Book 1, chapter 4)

Brandon (Brandon Patrick O’Hara) – 15 yo – tenth grade (sophomore) – Danny’s best friend – 5’ 10” tall, blond hair, brown eyes and slender, but not thin. (Book 1, chapter 10)

Jay (Jay Aubrey Curtis) – Ricky’s best friend – 14 yo – ninth grade (freshman) – Jay is 5’ 8” tall, has red hair and green eyes and is lanky (ungraceful and thin). Sometimes this characteristic causes him to have accidents. (Book 1, chapter 14)

Dustin (Dustin Mathew Kowalski Currie) - 16 yo – eleventh grade (junior) – 5’ 11 tall, black hair, green eyes and a solid build, but not fat. Dustin was thrown out of previous foster home because he was caught in a homosexual act with foster parents’ son. (Book 1, chapter 29)

Kevin (Kevin Michael Baxter Currie) – 14/15 yo – tenth grade (sophomore) – 5’ 8 1/2” tall, longish brown hair, blue eyes and is slender, with a swimmer’s build. Kevin was the son of the foster parents Dustin was caught fooling around with. His father beat him pretty badly, after he threw Dustin out, so Kevin ran away. (Book 1, chapter 31)

Cole (Cole David Van Cott Currie) – 13/14 yo – eighth grader – 5’ 2” tall, blond hair, brown eyes and very skinny. Cole and his brother, Graham, were found abandoned and malnourished. They were taken from their home and placed with Josh. (Book 1, chapter 34)

Graham (Graham Thomas Van Cott Currie) – 12/13 yo – sixth grader – 4’ 10” tall, brown hair, brow eyes and very skinny. Cole’s brother and also malnourished when he came to live at the Currie household. (Book 1, chapter 34)

Other recurring characters:

Sally Swarthout – works for Dept. of Social Services, and Josh’s friend. Sally helped convince Josh to become a foster parent and placed many of the boys with him. The boys now call her Aunt Sally. (Book 1, chapter 1)

Steve Shay – Judge who presided over the first adoption. (Book 1, chapter 40)

Josh’s older children & their spouses (from oldest to youngest): Michael (wife, Andrea), Marie (husband, Adrian), Robert (single) and Elizabeth (husband, Timothy). (Book 1, chapter 38)

Jordan – Josh’s 5 yo grandson – he’s in kindergarten and is very attached to Cole. (Book 1, chapter 38)

Nicky – Josh’s 4 yo grandson (he and Jordan are cousins) – he is in pre-school and is very attached to his ‘Unka Gwam’). (Book 1, chapter 38)