Where the Heart Is Word Search Puzzle – Search Characters, Actors and Actresses. Word Search Puzzle Solver. 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 in Sequoyah, Okla., and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. In short order, some eccentric, kindly strangers "adopt" Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life. Find out the following actor, actress, character names, and other movie-related words hidden in this word search puzzle based on this movie.. This includes identifying and searching for words that are related to : Ray, Tim, Troy, Ernie, Kitty, Jerry, Nicki, Lynne, Co-Ed, Nurse, Rhonda, Jolene, Delphia, Praline, Sheriff .