The Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra Elan McVoy

Emma Watson is a little too old now to play Calla, the eldest sister, but rewind time a few years and she’d be perfect. Elle Fanning would probably be a good choice for Daisy, the youngest of the three sisters in The Summer of Firsts and Lasts. I think getting real teenagers to play teenagers (a la John Hughes) is the way I’d want to go, and so many teen stars look a lot older than they really are, so it’s tricky. In terms of casting, I wouldn’t want to cast a bunch of 20 year-olds to play high schoolers, as so often happens.

Though the characters and settings in that film and my book are all really different, I think she’d get the fun, bouncy, teenage-drama vibe just right. Since tone is so important, I’d ask Amy Heckerling, director of Clueless, one of my favorite teen films, to direct. At least in terms of getting the energy and tone of summer camp down.

When I was writing The Summer of Firsts and Lasts, the whole thing was such a movie in my head,that it’s hard to think about what it would look like as a movie in real life! That said, I think I was definitely influenced by summer camp movies while I was writing, including Little Darlings and Wet Hot American Summer. Here she shares some casting suggestions for a big screen adaptation of The Summer of Firsts and Lasts: “McVoy’s writing brings the summer camp setting to life.Terra Elan McVoy is the author of the YA novels Pure, After the Kiss, and The Summer of Firsts and Lasts. “This is a poignant portrayal of sisterhood, summer love, responsibility, betrayal, and forgiveness that fully captures the intensity and emotion of the fleeting days at summer camp.” - Booklist I completely lost myself in this book.” -Lauren Barnholdt, author of Two-way Street “An unflinchingly honest look at sisterhood, first love, and how one amazing summer can change everything. So why is being his girlfriend so complicated? And sneaking out with James is 100% worth the risk.even though James is completely off-limits.ĭaisy has never been the sister that boys notice, but when sparks fly with Joel at the first bonfire of summer, it seems so easy and right. Besides, a little sneaking out never hurt anyone. But this isn’t real life, this is summer, and Violet is determined to make the most of it. Violet isn’t much of a rule breaker in real life. This summer, the summer before college, is Calla’s last chance. They’ve been best friends for years, but Calla has never worked up the nerve to tell him how she really feels. Now in paperback, a sweet and sexy novel about summer romance and sisterly bonds, from the author of Pure and After the Kiss.Ĭalla loves summer because summer means Duncan.

The Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra Elan McVoy