Book Report: the Bright Forever
The Bright Forever
By Lee Martin
Characters:
* Henry Dees – an old man who’s a Math teacher and a summer tutor * Katie Mackey – a nine-year-old girl, daughter of Junior and Patsy Mackey, Mr. Henry Dees’ summer lesson student * Gilley Mackey – Katie’s older brother; Junior and Patsy Mackey’s eldest son * Junior Mackey – Patsy Mackey’s husband, Katie and Gilley’s father who owns a glassworks in their town * Patsy Mackey – Junior Mackey’s wife, Katie and Gilley’s mother * Raymond Royal Wright – carpenter, a man with an alternate personality because of drugs, Mr. Dees’ closest “friend”, Clare Main’s second husband * Clare Mains/Clare Wright – widow of Bill Mains, Raymond Wright’s wife * Bill Mains – Clare’s deceased husband * Renee Cherry Legrand – Katie Mackey’s best friend * Margot Cherry Legrand – Renee Cherry’s mother who claims to have ESP * Chief Tom Evers – Mr. Dees’ former student in Calculus, investigator of Katie Mackey’s case * Thelma Carl and Tubby Carl – Clare’s neighbor * Lottie Mark and Leo mark – Clare’s neighbor * Pete Wilson – a photographer who used to pass by and take photos of the Mackey’s house * Monk Stevens – witness to Raymond Wright * Clifford Ford – bartender at American Legion; witness to Raymond Wright * Betty Mallow – witness to Raymond Wright * Emma Short – witness to Raymond Wright * Don Klinger - manager of the Georgetown Big John Grocery Store; witness to Raymond Wright * Lois Treadway – cash register at GBJGC; witness to Raymond Wright * Mrs. Mavis Childs – witness to Raymond Wright * Danny Ginder – owner of Ginder’s Farm Service; witness to Raymond Wright
Summary of the story:
On a sleepy summer evening in a tiny Indiana town on July 5, nine-year-old girl Katie Mackey hops on her bike and rushes out to return overdue books to the library. This girl was never to return. Mr. Henry Dees, a tutor to Katie Mackey, teaches Katie summer
By Lee Martin
Characters:
* Henry Dees – an old man who’s a Math teacher and a summer tutor * Katie Mackey – a nine-year-old girl, daughter of Junior and Patsy Mackey, Mr. Henry Dees’ summer lesson student * Gilley Mackey – Katie’s older brother; Junior and Patsy Mackey’s eldest son * Junior Mackey – Patsy Mackey’s husband, Katie and Gilley’s father who owns a glassworks in their town * Patsy Mackey – Junior Mackey’s wife, Katie and Gilley’s mother * Raymond Royal Wright – carpenter, a man with an alternate personality because of drugs, Mr. Dees’ closest “friend”, Clare Main’s second husband * Clare Mains/Clare Wright – widow of Bill Mains, Raymond Wright’s wife * Bill Mains – Clare’s deceased husband * Renee Cherry Legrand – Katie Mackey’s best friend * Margot Cherry Legrand – Renee Cherry’s mother who claims to have ESP * Chief Tom Evers – Mr. Dees’ former student in Calculus, investigator of Katie Mackey’s case * Thelma Carl and Tubby Carl – Clare’s neighbor * Lottie Mark and Leo mark – Clare’s neighbor * Pete Wilson – a photographer who used to pass by and take photos of the Mackey’s house * Monk Stevens – witness to Raymond Wright * Clifford Ford – bartender at American Legion; witness to Raymond Wright * Betty Mallow – witness to Raymond Wright * Emma Short – witness to Raymond Wright * Don Klinger - manager of the Georgetown Big John Grocery Store; witness to Raymond Wright * Lois Treadway – cash register at GBJGC; witness to Raymond Wright * Mrs. Mavis Childs – witness to Raymond Wright * Danny Ginder – owner of Ginder’s Farm Service; witness to Raymond Wright
Summary of the story:
On a sleepy summer evening in a tiny Indiana town on July 5, nine-year-old girl Katie Mackey hops on her bike and rushes out to return overdue books to the library. This girl was never to return. Mr. Henry Dees, a tutor to Katie Mackey, teaches Katie summer