Sixteen year old Felicity Dennis, or Felix as she is known by a select few, never in her wildest dreams would have thought she'd be getting to go to Egypt for a summer internship. The product of a prom night encounter, her mother took off shortly after Felicity was born. She was raised by her daddy Eli and her grandparents, Ezra and Gloria.
At the start of her junior year, she applies for an internship she never thought she'd get. Now she gets to spend her summer at an archaeology dig in Karnak, Egypt. Led by her honors World History teacher, Felicity embarks on a journey only to find, she's a lot stronger than she originally thought.
Felicity's Family
Felicity Catherine "Felix" Dennis: 16 going on 17; American; daughter of Amanda Tannen and Eli Dennis, conceived on prom night; Amanda took off when Felicity was very small; eventual step-daughter of Holly Mae Marshall; Amanda married a man named Michael Detwiler; half sister to Finn Claudia Detwiler; eventual step-sister to Luke Marshall; granddaughter to Ezra and Gloria Dennis; only her family and Tag calls her Felix; attends Windsong Academy on an academic scholarship; been friends with Taggart Bolton most of her life; is the brunt of much of Margaret Cumberland's bullying; is secretly in love with Dylan Cabot; befriends Veronica Sinclair, the teen daughter of the archaeologists; birthday July 18th, 1996 (As portrayed by American Idol finalist Lauren Alaina)
Eli Michael "Daddy" Dennis: 35; American; Felicity's father; eventual husband to Holly Mae Marshall; step-father to Luke Marshall; youngest child of Ezra and Gloria Dennis, has an older sister, Melanie; works three jobs to keep his family afloat; begins dating Holly Mae Marshall in the fall; adores his daughter and tries to give her everything she's ever wanted; is very supportive of Felicity's higher education goals; lives three doors down from his parents; birthday October 18th, 1977 (As portrayed by Enchanted star James Marsden)
Amanda Tannen-Detwiler: 35; American; Felicity's mother; took off when Felicity was very little; is much hated by Gloria and Melanie Dennis, Felicity's grandmother and aunt; ended up in Portland, Maine; married Michael Detwiler and has a daughter Finn Claudia; was in an accident and has severe memory loss, which prompts Finn to try to find her half sister; still thinks Felicity is a baby; birthday November 16th, 1977 (As portrayed by two time Academy Award winning actress Hilary Swank)
Ezra Paul "Grandaddy"Dennis: 60; American; Felicity's grandfather; originally from Chicago; owns his own construction company; dotes on his granddaughter something awful; been married to his wife Gloria for 38 years; they live three doors down from son and granddaughter; does his best to help his son; birthday March 5th, 1952 (As portrayed by According to Jim star James Belushi)
Gloria Persimmon "Nanny" Dennis: 57; American; Felicity's grandmother; adores her granddaughter; will never forgive Amanda for leaving Felicity; is the bookkeeper for Ezra's construction company; been married to Ezra Dennis for 38 years; supports her son with every endeavor; tries to get her daughter to move back to Macon after her husband was killed in the Iraq war; introduces Holly Mae Marshall to Eli; birthday March 28th, 1955 (As portrayed by Queen of Country music star Reba McEntire)
Melanie Ruby "Aunt Melanie" Dennis-Jones: 37; American; Felicity's aunt; older sister of Eli; married to Tyler Jones, a solider; owns a peach orchard outside Atlanta; Tyler was killed in Iraq in 2011; refuses to move back to Macon; Felicity normally spends her summers with her at the orchard; also will never forgive Amanda for abandoning Felicity; adores Holly Mae; birthday February 10th, 1975 (As portrayed by Days of Our Lives star Alison Sweeney)
Tyler Andrew "Uncle Ty" Jones: 41; American; Felicity's uncle; deceased; was a solider in the Iraq war; was killed in action; married to Melanie Dennis; owned a peach orchard which Melanie now runs; adored Felicity; birthday October 20th, 1969, died April 4th, 2011 (As portrayed by The West Wing star Rob Lowe)
Finn Claudia Detwiler: 16; American; Felicity's half-sister; lives in Portland, Maine; first contacts Felicity before Amanda's accident; wants to get to know Felicity; is more like Margaret Cumberland in demeanor; birthday December 31st, 1996 (As portrayed by country music superstar Taylor Swift)
Holly Mae Marshall: 32; American; Eli's girlfriend, eventual wife; mother of Luke; is introduced to Eli through Gloria; works as a receptionist at Ezra's construction company; adores Felicity; supports Felicity's dreams of an Ivy League education; birthday July 3rd, 1980 (As portrayed by Academy Award winning actress Reese Witherspoon)
Luke Isaac Marshall: 7; American; Holly Mae's son; wasn't happy at first with his mother dating Eli; comes to really love the whole Dennis family; birthday January 10th, 2005 (As portrayed by Jack Horan)
Windsong Academy Teachers & Students
Regina Downey: 40; American; Honors Humanities teacher at Windsong Academy; is one of Felicity's teachers; one of the faculty sponsors for the Egypt internship; is unable to actually take the trip; birthday September 12th, 1972 (As portrayed by Academy Award winning actress Sandra Bullock)
Liam Christopher Gregory: 36; American; Honors World History teacher at Windsong Academy; has been voted in the Windsong yearbook as the students favorite teacher seven years in a row; is the younger brother of Dr. Khristina Gregory, one of the archaeologists sponsoring the internship; falls in love with his sisters assistant Johanna while in Karnak; birthday December 12th, 1976 (As portrayed by The Hangover star Bradley Cooper)
Dylan Jensen Cabot: 17; American; a student at Windsong; is part of the Karnak internship; is known as the "Crown Prince" of Windsong Academy; is best friends with Taggart Bolton; has a thing for Felicity; is the object of Margaret Cumberland's attentions; is an avid baseball card collector; is the only child of one of the wealthiest families in Macon; not sure what he wants to do with his life; birthday March 28th, 1995 (As portrayed by Make It or Break It star Cody Longo)
Taggart Adam "Tag" Bolton: 17; American; a student at Windsong Academy; is part of the Karnak internship; is known at the class clown; best friends with Dylan Cabot; been friends with Felicity Dennis for most of his life; has a thing for Margaret Cumberland, she won't give him the time of day; saves Rhett from a fire at the Sinclair family house; plans on joining the Air Force after high school; birthday February 28th, 1995 (As portrayed by iCarly star Nathan Kress)
Margaret Emmy "Rhett" Cumberland: 16; American; a student at Windsong Academy; is part of the Karnak internship; is the typical rich white girl; bullies Felicity; is in love with Dylan, who won't give her the time of day; is badly burned when the Sinclair's house is set on fire, Tag saves her from the fire; realizes that she may have misjudged both Felicity and Tag; birthday September 23rd, 1996 (As portrayed by The Vampire Diaries star Candice Accola)
The Sinclairs & Karnak Residents
Veronica Sarah "Ronnie" Sinclair: 18; is of British and American heritage, holds an Egyptian passport; only child of Drs. Randall Sinclair and Khristina Gregory; niece of Liam Gregory; returning to Karnak after finishing boarding school in London; plans on attending Cambridge like her parents; is a polyglott, speaks fluent Arabic, English, Hebrew and French; is Jewish; wants to be an interpreter at the United Nations; acts as a chaperone for her uncles students along with her mother's assistant Johanna; is in love with Nicholas Wexler, her father's rival's son; befriends Felicity; hates using nicknames, only allows her parents and uncle to call her Ronnie; birthday August 10th, 1994 (As portrayed by Camp Rock star Demi Lovato)
Dr. Randall James Sinclair: 48; British; Veronica's father; former member of the Royal Air Force; holds a doctorate in Archaeology and World History; like his daughter he speaks fluent Arabic, English and Hebrew; is good friends with Liam Gregory, his partner's brother; has a major rivalry with Dr. Robert Wexler, an archaeology professor at Cambridge; is unaware of his daughter's relationship with Nicholas Wexler, Robert's son; is hesitant to have the American high school students at the dig site; is rather gruff and no-nonsense; birthday January 18th, 1964 (As portrayed by Phantom of the Opera star Gerard Butler)
Dr. Khristina Louise Gregory: 42; Dual citizen of the USA and Egypt; Veronica's mother; holds a doctorate in linguistics and archaeology; speaks seven languages: Arabic, English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese and Latin; can read ancient Egyptian heirogylpics, ancient Greek and Hebrew; older sister of Liam Gregory; set up the internship; is Jewish; birthday April 14th, 1970 (As portrayed by Father of the Bride star Kimberly Williams-Paisley)
Gretel Rachel "Bubbe" Rosencrantz: 64; Israeli; the Sinclair's housekeeper, Veronica's nanny; been with the Sinclair family for 18 years; is Jewish, was the first baby born on May 15th, 1948, the first day Israel became a free state; speaks a broken English, Hebrew is her first language; is Jewish; lost her older brothers to Bergen-Belsen; is an amazing cook; birthday May 15th, 1948 (As portrayed by three time Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep)
Aaron Moses Holbein: 23; Israeli; is Dr. Sinclair's graduate assistant; attends the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; doesn't speak English well; is not what he appears to be; birthday November 27th, 1989 (As portrayed by Twilight star Jackson Rathbone)
Dr. Robert Johns Wexler: 53; British; Archaeology professor at Cambridge; in an intense rivalry with Dr. Sinclair; is unaware his son Nicholas is dating Veronica Sinclair; publicly dismisses Randall's research concerning the Ark of the Covenant; accused of planting a mole in the Sinclair's camp; birthday July 10th, 1959 (As portrayed by Academy Award winning actor Colin Firth)
Nicholas Harry "Nick" Wexler: 23; British; Dr. Robert Wexler's son; is dating Veronica; doesn't believe in half the things his father says about the Sinclairs; birthday March 31st, 1989 (As portrayed by Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian star Ben Barnes)
Johanna Elisa Lowe: 33; Israeli; Khristina's faithful assistant; is a secondary chaperone for the American students; speaks fluent Arabic, English and Hebrew; falls in love and impulsively marries Liam while he is in Karnak; birthday April 20th, 1979 (As portrayed by Enchanted star Amy Adams)
Hassan al-Jirah: 35; Egyptian; Khristina's assistant (As portrayed by Bones star Pej Vahdat)
Liza Kendrick: 28; British; Khristina's assistant; gives Rhett the nickname Archaeology Barbie (As portrayed by Doctor Who star Billie Piper)