Path of the Half Moon
ACTION DRAMA HISTORICAL FICTION YOUNG ADULT PARANORMAL
1960s & '70s
Vince Bailey
Logline
Fifteen-year-old African American youth Curtis Jefferson is falsely accused and sentenced to a one-year term at Fort Grant, a penal outpost built upon the cursed site of a century-old Native American massacre. Set in civil-rights-era sixties, Curtis’s character and physical endurance are tested by a murderous inmate and a century-old Apache curse.
Genre
Action, Drama, Historical Fiction, Young Adult,Paranormal
Short Summary
When young Curtis Jefferson is sentenced to time at Fort Grant, a creepy juvenile detention center built upon the historic site of a Native American massacre, he doesn’t realize that the trials of juvenile prison are only one of the challenges he is about to face.
Setting
Fort Grant, a penal outpost in the middle of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona..
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain
Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age, Philosophical Questions, Meaningful Message,Racism
Mature Audience Themes
Language/Profanity
Main Character Details
Name: Curtis Jefferson
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous, Aspiring, Empathetic, Lone Wolf, Perseverance, Underdog
Additional Character Details
Name: Harvey Huish
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Outspoken, Aggressive, Complex, Crazy, Criminal, Leader, Masculine, Power-hungry, Villainous
Additional Character Details
Name: Randy Kartchner
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Selfless, Educated, Empathetic, Faithful, Modest
Additional Character Details
Name: Gerd “Noodles” Brinkerhoff
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Villainous, Aggressive, Badass, Crazy, Criminal, Masculine