Behind the Scenes of The Dream Doers Series: “Character Profile—Tyler Davis”
Welcome to the first edition of “Behind the Scenes of The Dream Doers Series.”
In case you haven’t yet been in front of the scenes of this young adult fiction series, it starts with book 1, The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets. In this novel that you can listen to for FREE, (I’ll share how at the end of this post), best friends Alex and Tyler are forced to battle bullies, face their fears and keep strange secrets the summer they learn to do what they dream.
Featured in today’s article is main character Tyler James Davis. Here are some basic profile facts about Tyler as of the beginning of Book 1.
- Age: 12
- Birthdate: April 29
- Parents: Benjamin and Rachel
- Siblings: Twin Brothers Tim and Todd, age 5
- Hair: Darkish Blonde
- Eye Color: Brown
- Height: 4’11”
- Frame: Thin, Athletic Build
Tyler was born in Chicago…at Wrigley Field! That’s actually an interesting story. Let me tell you about it real quick.
His dad worked on the ground’s crew for the Cubs, and Rachel, his mom, liked to come watch the games, even when she was pregnant with Tyler.
Well, one day, she came to a game three weeks before Tyler was supposed to be born. In about the fourth inning, though, she realized she should probably get to the hospital because Tyler was ready to be born.
But the pitcher for the Cubs was pitching a perfect game, and she didn’t want to leave. She figured she would still have plenty of time to get to the hospital after the game was over.
Then, in the middle of the seventh inning, a mega downpour came out of nowhere, causing a rain delay. As the thousands of fans made a mad dash for shelter, Tyler’s mom was in too much pain to move. She couldn’t get to shelter or to Tyler’s dad, who was busy working with the grounds crew to get the field covered with a tarp. She was stuck, and Tyler was ready to be born right there in the middle of a storm in the Wrigley Field stands.
Fortunately, though, the wife of the Cubs pitcher that day was a doctor and sitting just a few rows in front of Rachel. She noticed Rachel needed help and got Rachel out of the wet, cold rain and into the warm, dry Cubs Clubhouse. An hour later, Tyler was born right there in the Cubs Clubhouse at Wrigley Field.
Since the name of the pitcher pitching a perfect game that day was Tyler James and since that pitcher’s wife was the doctor who delivered him in the clubhouse, Tyler’s parents decided to name him Tyler James Davis instead of Nick Carlton Davis, the name they had picked out before.
The really cool thing is that a reporter picked up on the story and wrote about it. Tyler’s picture was on the front page of the paper the next day, and the reporter game him the nickname “Wrigley Baby.”
I guess it’s no surprise, then, that Tyler’s big dream is to be a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. He’s determined to find a way to make that happen, even though his family did move to North Carolina when he was five.
Of course, that’s when he met his best friend Alexandria, and I’ll tell you a little about her background in next week’s “Behind the Scenes” article.
You can hear the whole “Front of the Scenes” story for FREE. Just visit TheDreamDoers.com and fill out a super short form.
Enjoy the story!
To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean
