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Jaden Michael has an extraordinary ability to be a total cutie patootie, yet someone with a storm inside him. Pop some green contacts in, and he IS Tony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68edbd884148366557e76441/ee3fe7c4-e7e0-4bb5-936f-06f1e685adb8/images.jfif Fun Things - Dream-Cast - Val Esparza - Sam Morelos When writing the book, I was heavily influenced by memories of my own best friend Jenny (who was, for all intents and purposes the Val to my Tulip), so I have a hard time picturing anyone but my oldest and dearest friend being her… Buuuuuut, Sam Morelos would have to be it! 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