![]() ![]() Kanj is not a trained actress, but obviously a natural. ![]() I suspect he could even do a Manitoba Tuck, Hobart’s favorite move in his beloved sport, curling.ĭunya, recently immigrated from Iraq: Maryam Kanj (in the film, The Present). ![]() Hobart, Lily’s quirky best friend: Iain Armitage has played a different kind of quirky character in Young Sheldon, but I have no doubt he could play the exuberant, naïve Hobart with great skill. Lily: Isla Johnston could play a shy Lily very well, as well as the Lily who, on occasion, loses her cool and, in the end, learns to speak up, fulfilling her promise to her dad. Here’s the cast of main characters: I would love to throw them together and see what they come up with! As it turns out, she also uses her voice to help others. Her “promise” was to her dad-that she would learn to speak up. Lily is a shy 11-year-old who must attend school for the first time after years of being homeschooled by her dad, who recently died. ![]() Sometimes, I even have a particular actor in mind. Here she dreamcasts an adaptation of her new novel, Lily's Promise: Like many writers, I see my stories unfold in my mind like a movie. Kathryn Erskine is the author of several acclaimed books for young adults and children, including the National Book Award–winning middle grade novel Mockingbird. ![]()
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