Eddie has just reacently died. He is in an extreme state of confussion and has no idea where he is or what is happening. The last thing he can remember about his life on earth is the little girl for whom he tried to save. He remembers feeling his hands aginst hers but after that, nothing. He has already met his first person. The first person of Eddie meets does clear some things up however. He explains that he will go on a journey and meet 5 different people whos lives he touched. He finishes up by saying that Eddie has caused his death.
The reader then finds out a little history about the first person, or the blue man. He works at Ruby Pier, one of Eddie's favorite spots to go as a child, in the freak show. He was rhere because his skin, was a blue colour. He then tells his life story to Eddie; he was born as a child looking perfectly normal. Although he had an extreme case of anxiety. He eventually went to the doctor and was perscribed some pills that were suppossed to help with his anxiety. He abussed these pills however and took them more than he should have. This started to turn his skin a grey colour, which made him worry more and take more pills. Eventually it turned his skin blue and everyone stared at him as if he were a monster.
One day he was driving his car when suddenly a little boy, Eddie, came chassing for a ball that crossed the street. The blue man was so shocked that he had a heart attack while driving and died without Eddie every finding out until now.

I thought you had a really good and detailed response and i would really like to read this book.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds really interesting. I remember you talking about this in class by comparing it to another book. This sounds extremely odd but I think it also sounds really intrigueing as well. Nice post :)
ReplyDeleteI think this book sounds awesome! There is a movie about it that has been out for years and my sisters and I watched it when we were younger! If you are interested in more Heaven stories then one that I have yet to read but that I have heard awesome things about is Heaven is for Real which is about a child who passed away while in a hospital but then he came back to life and described Heaven to his family, saying that he saw his fathers grandfather and was even able to identify him in a photograph!
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