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Fan CastingThe Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones

by Daven McQueen

Story added by kamsismith on July 31, 2023

It’s the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he’s sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he’s not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town’s resident oddball and free spirit, she’s everything the townspeople aren’t—open, kind, and accepting. Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that’s bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the...read more

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#friendship #1950s #biracial #family #forgiveness #ya

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Fan Casting Lydia Harper(Lydia Phillips)

Role added by kamsismith on August 4, 2023

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Description of Lydia Harper (Lydia Phillips):

Ethan's mother. After divorcing Ethan's father due to their disagreements on acknowledging that Ethan and his siblings are half-black, she loses custody of them, leaves Arcadia, and moves to Montgomery. Although she only calls Ethan on his birthday and holidays, she allows him to visit her with her family that Ethan doesn't know about.