By : WongLiWen(23) 3BBy : WongLiWen(23) 3B

Written By : Gregory MaguireWritten By : Gregory Maguire

Main charactersMain characters

Mrs. Leontina ScalesMrs. Leontina Scales

A thrice-divorced mother of three A thrice-divorced mother of three teenagers (One daughter and two sons)teenagers (One daughter and two sons)

A member of Zion Radical Radiant A member of Zion Radical Radiant Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal Church

TabithaTabitha She is a daughter of Mrs. Leontina ScalesShe is a daughter of Mrs. Leontina Scales

She is a smart-talking, disrespectful girlShe is a smart-talking, disrespectful girl

She has a bad mouth and attitudeShe has a bad mouth and attitude

Jeremy CarrJeremy Carr

A young special education teacher and A young special education teacher and music director at Catholic churchmusic director at Catholic church

He had an affair with a guy but it ended He had an affair with a guy but it ended sadly.sadly.

SettingSetting

Little town of Thebes, New YorkLittle town of Thebes, New York

SummarySummary Mrs. Leontina Scales goes to the church after Mrs. Leontina Scales goes to the church after

spending a difficult morning with her oldest child, spending a difficult morning with her oldest child, Tabitha.Tabitha.

Mrs Scales is in-charge of preparing coffee for her Mrs Scales is in-charge of preparing coffee for her fellow members of a group of people gathered for fellow members of a group of people gathered for religious worship.religious worship.

She slips out of her Inner Breathing class and She slips out of her Inner Breathing class and realise that she forgotten to buy cream, so she realise that she forgotten to buy cream, so she decided to venture across the parking lot to borrow decided to venture across the parking lot to borrow some from the neighbors.some from the neighbors.

SummarySummary

Mrs. Scales went into the basement of the Mrs. Scales went into the basement of the church to take milk for the coffee.church to take milk for the coffee.

However, Leontina was knocked out by a However, Leontina was knocked out by a falling statue of Virgin Mary, waking up not falling statue of Virgin Mary, waking up not quite a woman she was before and begins quite a woman she was before and begins speaking in tongues.speaking in tongues.

SummarySummary

While things are not much better for the While things are not much better for the Catholics of Thebes.Catholics of Thebes.

Jeremy Carr is desperately trying to get his side Jeremy Carr is desperately trying to get his side project (a gay men’s chorus) into shape for an project (a gay men’s chorus) into shape for an audition in New York City.audition in New York City.

But the singing is not going so well either. One But the singing is not going so well either. One of the members is HIV-positive and is weakening of the members is HIV-positive and is weakening quickly.quickly.

SummarySummary

Their rehearsal space have been reduced to Their rehearsal space have been reduced to the convent.the convent.

Jeremy’s luck takes an upward turn when he Jeremy’s luck takes an upward turn when he meets the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mysteries.meets the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mysteries.

Christmas is coming but it is unclear whether Christmas is coming but it is unclear whether the citizens of Thebes are in for miracles or the citizens of Thebes are in for miracles or disasters.disasters.

ComplicationsComplications

Tabitha has got her own problems to deal.Tabitha has got her own problems to deal.

Useless brothersUseless brothers

Absent fathersAbsent fathers

A boyfriend who is avoiding her is engaged to A boyfriend who is avoiding her is engaged to someone else, leaving her carrying his childsomeone else, leaving her carrying his child

Why the world should read this Why the world should read this book?book?

It is a challenging book.It is a challenging book.

It is a story that educated me and left me It is a story that educated me and left me exhausted but thoughtful at the end. exhausted but thoughtful at the end.

CreditsCredits

http://gregorymaguire.com/ http://inthenextroom.blogspot.com/2010_1

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The EndThe End

Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention