Phillip 'Buzz' Perry is an eight-year-old boy kidnapped by Butch during the escape. His time with Butch gives him freedom and encourages independent moral choices; he shoots Butch to stop an attack, then returns to him and ultimately leaves with his mother while carrying Butch's treasured postcard.
Seth is a 12-year-old boy who goes to live with his grandparents on their farm after his mother dies. He struggles with his grouchy grandfather, Murdock, and tries to win Annie Jacobs's heart. Seth's father, who died a hero in Vietnam when Seth was a baby, was Indian.
An eight-year-old boy sent from rural Alabama to spend Christmas with his estranged father in New Orleans, Buddy hopes for snow and a real Christmas but worries whether Dad will like him. He carries a fruitcake and a photo of his mother, confronts the truth about his family, and gradually accepts kindness from Cornelia as he navigates his father's lies and their strained relationship.
T.J. Lowther has 14 screen credits in a career dating back to 1991. Signature works include A Perfect World, Mr. Atlas, The Long Road Home. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
