Say Goodnight, Gracie 20th Anniversary Edition
by Julie Reece Deaver
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Author: Julie Reece DeaverEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1989-10-06
ISBN: 0064470075
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: HarperTeen
Book Reviews of Say Goodnight, Gracie 20th Anniversary Edition
Book Review: The Best Book I Have Ever Read!
Summary: 5 Stars
Once a good friend mentioned that she was reading a book called Say Goodnight Gracie, and that it was one of the best ones she had ever read. I was a bit skeptical at first but I decided to look into it. After reading this book, I was astonished as to how many emotions and how much love was put into it. I have now declared this as the best book I have ever read. The first line in the book, I believe, says more to me, and to others, than any others books could even get close to. There are friends, I think, we cant imagine living without. People who are sisters to us, or brothers. This book is about two teens, Morgan and Jimmy, who have been best friends since the day they were born. They never thought anything would bring them apart. Nothing could ever damage their friendship because it was just too perfect. Nothing could ever ruin it, that is until the day that Jimmy was killed by a drunk driver.
Morgan thought her life was coming to an end. This is the worst thing that could have ever happened to her, and she just wondered why. Why Jimmy? Why not her? It took her a long, long time to realize that Jimmy was going to be gone and never come back again. Many people tried to reach out and try to help Morgan, but she wouldnt let anyone come too close. She just wanted to isolate herself, and not want to deal with it. She went through a period of time where she wouldnt sleep at night, wouldnt go to school, and thought that she was basically becoming a zombie. But considering the circumstances, her becoming like that was understandable.
Morgan would never forget Jimmy, but she finally realized that it was time to move on, and he would never come back. She knew that if he were up in heaven, looking down upon her, he would be upset seeing her mope like this. So she decides to go back to school, she even makes a new friend, and just decides to move on with her life again, but she will never ever forget Jimmy.
Summary of Say Goodnight, Gracie 20th Anniversary Edition
Morgan and Jimmy were kids together, whirling around the porch on hot summer days. They've been friends forever, and by now they know each other inside out. They do everything together--from cutting high school to go into the city to coaching each other at dance auditions and acting workshops. They even argue well. A perfect friendship. Best friends. For life.
So how could life be so right and then be so wrong? After a terrible accident, Morgan suddenly has to face life alone. Without Jimmy around, though, it's like the best part of her has died. How could he do this to her? And why is love so hard?
?Morgan and Jimmy have grown up together, and are close, loving friends. When Jimmy is killed in an automobile accident, Morgan falls apart and slowly begins a desperate spiral into depression. A wrenching first novel that combines a teenager?s emotional trauma with a love story in the best modern tradition.? ?BL. ?Memorable.? ?SLJ.
1989 Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA)
1988 Young Adult Editors' Choices (BL)
Young Adult Choices for 1990 (IRA)
Children's Books of 1988 (Library of Congress)
1988 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)
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