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The Ups Man Book Report

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Kate bursts into tears. She tells Flannery that she was going to give her mother her Christmas present on the guitar as she wipes the tear away from her eyes. Flannery just stands, dumbfounded. Finally she shrugs, telling Kate that Ellis can just use the guitar she will be getting from her father. Kate thanks Flannery and asks her to join her while she strings popcorn. To her surprise Flannery accepts and the two walk to the kitchen to where the popcorn and strip was set up. Just as Kate sits down she hears the doorbell. It's the UPS man. Kate opens the door to see a uniformed man with two big boxes. One from Uncle Simon and Aunt Kim and another from the Guitar Center. Quikly the guitar box is snatched from Kates and hands by her mother and taken away. Kate gives an excited thank you to the UPS man, just waiting for him to stop in front of Flannery’s house. The truck never stops. Kate walks back to the kitchen but decides not to mention anything about the UPS truck. She is surprised when she sees that Flannery has already strung to feet of popcorn.
It is Christmas Eve and Marylin is helping Rhetta put makeup on the children performing in the Church …show more content…

Reverend invites the family to church and compliments the couple for the kind children they have raised. Marylin’s mom started to tear up. Her tears end as the family walks to the cars. Marylin’s parents have parked next each other. As the Marylin and Petey are just about to get into there dad’s car, Petey realizes he has forgot something, his notebook. Marylin has also forgot her notebook. Yet if the three didn’t leave the would not eat until late. But Petey needed his notebook. He would not leave without it. It was then when Marylin’s mother offers for the family to have pizza at her house. All of the together. Marylin hoped her father would say yes. To her luck, Marylin’s father accepted and the family went to Marylin’s mom’s

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