How could I transfer Scouts story to my story?

I guess I could have Joey be Scout and me be Jem, and everything would change about our story... because we do nothing that they do in the book. I probably wouldn't be friends with scout if she was in my neighborhood because she's racist,  and that's just not me. I wouldn't be friends with dill either, I might be friends with Jem, because he seems like he has some common sense. Truthfully the only person I would be friends with in this book would be Atticus.