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Gracie is a 17-year-old girl whose mother is addicted to drugs. The police arrest her mother and separate the children, forcing them to leave their family dog Spike behind, but Gracie does whatever she can to keep her family together.
- A Rough Start
- Separated
- Chance For A New Life
- Shocking Surprise
- Meeting The Parents
- The Decision
- Adopting Her Brothers
- New Tragedy
- An Old Face
- Graduation
At the age of 16, Gracie, her siblings, and their dog Spike were at a sleepover at one of their mother's drug rings. As dawn approaches, Robbie wakes up and walks out of one of the bedrooms to wake his mom Rowena. The police arrive to bring the addicts into custody. After breaking through the door, they find Gracie and her younger siblings tightly ...
A few days later, Gracie is at home petting her cat Shadow when Rowena and Ray come back home with doughnuts. Once Rowena offers her one, Gracie simply scolds her for being gone for three days and that they have no food left. Rowena surprisingly doesn't show any aggression and simply let her daughter have a doughnut, which Gracie thanks her for. Th...
Louela arrives at the detention center for her granddaughters shortly after and firmly embraces them. She informs them that they, as well as they boys, are going to be living with her for the time being. She also reveals that their mother will not even be allowed to see them when she gets out. However, in order to help support the family, Louela wi...
Once Gracie is inside, she is shocked to learn that not only is her sister pregnant and engaged to her boyfriend, but that she is also dropping out of school to live with him. Although Gracie begs Rose to stay, her pleas fall on deaf ears as her sister finishes getting dressed. Outside, Rose tells Gracie that she loves her boyfriend and everything ...
Gracie has a friendly conversation with Tommy's parents as they cook up some burgers for them to eat. After wrapping up the barbecue, Gracie notices there are quite a few leftovers and asks if she could take them home to her brothers. Tommy's parents agree and gives them to her in a paper bag along with some other food.
Once at home, Gracie overhears a conversation between Rowena and Louela, and is shocked to find out that not only did Robbie witness his mother and Franco engaging in sex, but that Louela had been giving Rowena the welfare checks that were meant for Gracie and and her siblings. Realizing that Rowena will always be her grandmother's number-one prior...
About a week later, Gracie is at court for the Judge to approve her decision of having her brothers live with her. Although he sees a few complications with this decision while looking through many files, the judge eventually decides to give Gracie a chance to create a safe environment for her siblings, much to Gracie's joy. Gracie then has her cou...
At work, Gracie's boss receives a call from a local hospital asking for Gracie herself. Once Gracie gets on the line, she finds out that her grandmother has been hospitalized. Gracie rushes to the hospital without a second thought. Once there, she finds her grandmother barely alive in a hospital bed. While dying, Louela loses touch with reality and...
After returning home from school, Gracie finds a letter from Braxton college in her mailbox, and puts it in her purse for later. Now a manager at the diner she's working at, while on break, Gracie opens up the letter, and finds out that it is a scholarship to Braxton College. However, knowing that she could not possibly go to college and take care ...
When Gracie wakes up on the day of her graduation, she finds her bed covered in flower pedals, and she smiles as she knows it was her brothers' doing. After rising up, the boys bust through her door and shout "Congratulations". They give her a pancake breakfast with the numbers 1-4-3 (which represents "I love you"), heartwarming Gracie. At school, ...
The story of “Gracie’s Choice” teaches valuable lessons about sacrifice, maturity, and the power of taking control of one’s destiny. It also sheds light on the legal and social challenges that come with guardianship and the foster care system.
Jul 22, 2011 · However, the most important lesson comes from the actions of Gracie, a girl who overcomes great difficulty, keeps her family together, and progresses with her life. “Gracie’s Choice” will give students in health classes a visceral understanding of these lessons.
Jan 12, 2004 · One of several fair-skinned children of a vain, stoned welfare mother named Rowena (Anne Heche), the teen-aged Gracie (Kristen Bell) finds she must choose between starting her own exciting life...
Gracie's Choice is about Gracie Thompson. She is a 17-year-old girl who at a very young age becomes a surrogate mother for her half brothers and half sister. To make matters even more complicated all her siblings have different surnames and nobody knows who their real father is.
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Jan 12, 2004 · Overview. For as long as she can remember, 16 year-old Gracie has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father and their mother is on the fast track to self-destruction.
