IRP Trimester 2. Book: Marley & Me. Author: John Grogan. Genre: Memoir. By: Jack Shirley
By 17shirleyj
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On a January 1991 night, young couple John and Jenny Grogan decide to answer a news ad and get a puppy. They name him Marley after Bob Marley the singer.
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Jenny and John are ecstatic for the birth of their first child, but they under go a miscarriage. John and Sara are deeply saddened.
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Marley is taken to obedience school by John to hopefully learn some poiteness. Marley is thrown out of class after the first class.
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After a challenging birth, Jenny has to rest. Jenny is demoralized and John is overworked.
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After returning from a trip to Ireland Jenny has her first baby, a boy, named Patrick.
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Their second baby is another boy named Conor. Conor is born healthy despite the scare.
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After a hard pregnancy, Jenny must stay bedridden to keep her health in tact. She is depressed because she can't do anything with her new boys.
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John runs outside with Marley to check out a scream in the middle of the night. They find a 17 year old girl who had been stabbed. Marley stood guard as John called the police. The girl is okay.
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Baby # 3 is born with no problems. It's a girl named Colleen.
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The Grogans move from Miami to Boca Raton, bringing Marley and the 3 kids with them.
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To escape the Florida ways, the Grogans move to a small town in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile Marley is aging quickly, as are the kids.
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Marley's health declines rapidly with loss of energy, loss of hearing, failing hips and bladder issues. Marley suffers a severe twist in his stomach which requires operation or for the dog to be put down. The Grogans have a tough choice to make.
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Marley is put down after the Grogans decide to not prolong his suffering. John says his last goodbyes and then burries him in the front yard under two cherry trees.
