Bess is entering the sixth grade, and she wants to change herself and really get through to people. But she is going to do it by wearing wacky clothes. Pretty soon, Bess realizes that this isn’t working for her, so she stops. Bess’s mom works at the shelter, and every Saturday she brings food for all the homeless people that live there. But Bess thinks all the people at the shelter are creepy, and they definitely do smell bad. But Bess’s mind is soon changed when she gets to know an old homeless woman names Gracie. As Bess learns that you can’t help it if bad fortune comes your way, it doesn’t make you a bad person, she starts to help Gracie by bringing her food whenever she has time. She even let Gracie sleep at ‘The Zone’, a storage shelter at her school. Well, the school didn’t really know about that, but at least it would be safer than outside.
Bess continues helping Gracie and pretty soon is nicknamed “Gracie’s Girl” by Gracie. But as it grows colder, Bess is afraid that what she is doing isn’t enough to save Gracie. When tragedy strikes, Bess learns that she helped Gracie, and whatever had come had to come, and she must realize she helped Gracie survive and stay healthy enough to live for a lot longer than Gracie could have on her own. Bess learns that by helping the needy, you yourself feel better, because you know you are doing a kind thing and making another feel happy.
Naina
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