Synopses & Reviews
“Knock knock.” “Whos there?”
Nobody in Skary seems to know for sure…
It appears that everyone in Skary, Indiana, is having an identity crisis of epic proportions–including the town itself. Once known as the haunt of the worlds most popular horror writer, Wolfe “Boo” Boone, Skary started losing tourist business after Boo abruptly abandoned his career. Now the little town with the big marketing hook is up a creek–and on the brink of bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, the former best-selling author is hawking [or selling] cars and wondering, like the rest of the world, if hell ever write again. Yet even as Boos literary career gracelessly plummets, his fiancée, wholesome Ainsley Parker, is shooting to stardom as the medias darling new domestic diva.
Weave in a dreaming bride with a bargain dress and a few too many pounds on her hips, an unconventional therapist who has Skary in his thrall, a depressed cat, a dogged busybody, and a horde of strange, ghostly figures traipsing in and out of the woods, and its easy to see why Skary is the quirkiest–and most charming–town around.
Synopsis
It seems that everybody in Skary, Indiana, is having an identity crisis, including the town itself. Once known as the haunt of the world's favorite horror writer, Skary started losing tourist business after Wolfe "Boo" Boone abruptly abandoned his career, and it's now on the brink of bankruptcy. Meanwhile, Boo is hawking cars and wondering if he'll write again. Yet even as his literary career gracelessly plummets, his fiancee, wholesome Ainsley Parker, is shooting to stardom as the media's darling new domestic diva--and together they must discover how to nurture love while carving out their new identities. Weave in a bargain-dress-wearing bride, an unconventional therapist, a depressed cat, a dogged busybody, and a horde of ghostly figures, and it's easy to see why Skary is the quirkiest--and most charming--town around. A stand-alone sequel to Rene Gutteridge's Boo, this book skillfully integrates gentle humor with subtle insights about human nature and faith.
Synopsis
"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
Nobody in Skary seems to know for sure...
It appears that everyone in Skary, Indiana, is having an identity crisis of epic proportions-including the town itself. Once known as the haunt of the world's most popular horror writer, Wolfe "Boo" Boone, Skary started losing tourist business after Boo abruptly abandoned his career. Now the little town with the big marketing hook is up a creek-and on the brink of bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, the former best-selling author is hawking or selling] cars and wondering, like the rest of the world, if he'll ever write again. Yet even as Boo's literary career gracelessly plummets, his fianc e, wholesome Ainsley Parker, is shooting to stardom as the media's darling new domestic diva.
Weave in a dreaming bride with a bargain dress and a few too many pounds on her hips, an unconventional therapist who has Skary in his thrall, a depressed cat, a dogged busybody, and a horde of strange, ghostly figures traipsing in and out of the woods, and it's easy to see why Skary is the quirkiest-and most charming-town around.
Synopsis
“Knock knock.” “Whos there?”
Nobody in Skary seems to know for sure…
It appears that everyone in Skary, Indiana, is having an identity crisis of epic proportions-including the town itself. Once known as the haunt of the worlds most popular horror writer, Wolfe “Boo” Boone, Skary started losing tourist business after Boo abruptly abandoned his career. Now the little town with the big marketing hook is up a creek-and on the brink of bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, the former best-selling author is hawking [or selling] cars and wondering, like the rest of the world, if hell ever write again. Yet even as Boos literary career gracelessly plummets, his fiancée, wholesome Ainsley Parker, is shooting to stardom as the medias darling new domestic diva.
Weave in a dreaming bride with a bargain dress and a few too many pounds on her hips, an unconventional therapist who has Skary in his thrall, a depressed cat, a dogged busybody, and a horde of strange, ghostly figures traipsing in and out of the woods, and its easy to see why Skary is the quirkiest-and most charming-town around.
About the Author
Rene Gutteridge is the author of Boo, Ghost Writer and Troubled Waters and has been published extensively as a playwright. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Oklahoma City University and is a full time writer.
Reading Group Guide
1. Can you relate to Wolfe and his identity crisis? If so, what brought you to your identity crisis and how did you overcome it?
2. Can you identify with the town of Skary or is it more like a foreign country to you?
3. With which character do you feel like you can most identify? With which character do you least identify?
4. Skary and all its citizens are having identity crises. What do you feel most contributes to the feeling of a lost identity?
5. Do you identify at all with Missy Peeples motivations for trying to save her town? Do you ever find yourself manipulating situations and circumstances when you are fearful?
6. What do you believe is the importance of acknowledging our roots and our history, no matter what they are?
7. As with Boos story and the actual town of Skary, do you believe more often that problems are created by fear or fear is created by problems?
8. In the story, an owl is continually asking the ever important question, “Who?” What in your life represents the owl? Who or what makes you look inward often to see who it is that dwells within the walls of your flesh?
9. Who do you believe is the weakest character in Boo Who?
10. What are your feelings about the Reverends radical steps to try to grow his church, and how does this tie into our modern church culture?