SAY GOOD NIGHT GRACIE
Say Goodnight, Gracie is a book written by Julie Reece Deaver. She grew up in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. This happens to be her first novel. This is a fiction book that fits into the genre of realistic fiction. The story takes place in Chicago Illinois in the late 1980s . Jimmy Woolf and Morgan Hackett, who are both seventeen have known each other their whole lives. Their mothers were high school friends. They were reunited in the maternity wing at Geneva Hospital, the week they were born. Since then, Jimmy and Morgan have been best friends. Jimmy loved to dance and Morgan likes to act. So in and out of downtown Chicago they go for classes and auditions. Morgan and Jimmy usually ditch school to make auditions and Jimmy had a big one coming up for Oklahoma. So he and Morgan went. The choreographer asked them to dance in pairs of six and he would give the good ones a call to come for the finals. Jimmy got a phone call and was asked back on Saturday. He got a call that said it was changed to Friday, so Morgan and Jimmy ditch school to go. At the theater Jimmy was real nervous and totally bombed on the audition. He was real upset and said some things to Morgan that made her cry. Then Morgan got angry and ran to the hospital to se
Morgan is a seventeen year old girl and Jimmy is her best friend. Jimmy is a joker, a fun loving guy. Morgan is a more quite, reserved girl. Jimmy brings out the wacky side in her. One thing is true they, are best friends and they never are apart. After his death Morgan must live on her own without someone backing her up in times of trouble. She becomes more quite and loses focus on life. Morgan is very self -sufficient, innocent, reserved person. Jimmy is more outgoing, loving, caring person. The theme of the book is the bond between two friends and dealing with the lose of someone you love. The author shows the strong relationship and the love between Jimmy and Morgan. By telling how they helped each other in times of need. The author describes how Jimmy holds Morgan's hand the first day of school, when she was scared to walk in alone. She mainly builds the story with the devotion and compassion Jimmy and Morgan share. e her Aunt Lo. Her aunt is a psychiatrist. At the hospital she told her aunt the story, and Loey told her to spend the night at her house. Her aunt tells her she is having a party and to get dressed in the new clothes she bought for her. At the party, Morgan finally agrees to talk to Jimmy and they settle it with a pillow fight. Her aunt is standing in the doorway laughing because she knew they would make up. Jimmy needed to talk to Morgan and to get away from everyone they went into the living room. There, Jimmy told Morgan he was going to start working at the Children's theater again. He asked Morgan to be an assistant and she agreed. May I say, very hesitantly. Morgan began her job in early November. Jimmy was showing her the stage when the director walks in. Ben Kubelsky (director) gave Morgan a coffee pot and scripts. He said to pass them out to the actors. Morgan was hating the idea of this assistance job. Morgan felt like quitting. If anything couldn't get worse. Next Jimmy's girlfriend in the play, Robin comes in and gives Jimmy a big kiss. Morgan was a bit jealous, but Jimmy reassured her she was his number one girl. Jimmy always knew what to say, to help her feel better. She would not know what to do without him. Morgan's big chance to act came few weeks prior to Christmas. Robin was cramming for midterms and she could not make the show. It seemed as though Morgan could fit into the dress so Ben asked her to play the part. Morgan rushed over to tell Jimmy the news, so he helped Morgan rehearse for the lines. There was very little time before the show and Morgan practiced her lines. The big moment had arrived . Morgan was nervous, and excited while the curtains were coming up. As she was starting to enter the stage, she fell flat on her face. Jimmy covered for her with a joke. While Morgan was all but crying. After that huge embarrassment , Morgan slipped out the back door. Jimmy follows her down the stairs but Morgan is not in the mood to talk. Jimmy says now you know how I felt when I did
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Approximate Word count = 2002
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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