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 : Tim, Ray, Troy, Jerry, Co-Ed, Ernie, Nurse, Lynne, Nicki, Kitty, Jolene, Rhonda, Brownie, Praline, Orderly .