5/7/2023 0 Comments Heaven by angela johnsonYou want to know about the relationship between Marley and Uncle Jack, who has not seen her since her birth. It is a letter from Deacon James David Major concerning the burning of the Our First Mission Church in Alabama and how the records in that church were destroyed and how it affects Marley and her family.Johnson does a wonderful job of bringing her characters to life and giving the reader people that they can relate with. The author hooks you from the very beginning of the story because you want to know about a town named Heaven and just why Uncle Jack is writing letters to Marley. Johnson tells the story, Heaven, in first person through Marley the main character. Fourteen year-old Marley's world is perfect until one day when she learns a family secret. She gets occasional letters from her dad's twin brother, Jack and her best friend in Shoogy Maple whose family is perfect. Marley lives in Heaven, Ohio with her mom, dad, and brother Butchy.
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