Skipping Christmas By John Grisham
“Never let it be said this man doesn’t know how to spin a good yarn.” —Entertainment Weekly
Thursday, December 19 6:30 pm Archibald Library Story Theater
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Upcoming About the Book Meetings Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, January 16 no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they’ll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty, they won’t be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash, they aren’t even going to have a tree. They won’t need one, because come December 25 they’re setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences—and isn’t half as easy as they’d imagined.
About the Author Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood John Ray Grisham Jr. born February 8, 1955, is an American novelist, attorney, politician, and activist, best known for his February 20 popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide. His first novel, A Time to Kill, was published in June 1989, four years after he began writing it. As of 2012, his books have sold over 275 million copies worldwide. A Galaxy British Book Awards winner, Grisham is one of only three authors to sell two million copies on a first printing, the other two being Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling.
Several of his novels have been adapted into films: The Firm, The Chamber, The Client, A Painted House, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, Skipping Christmas, The Shape of Night and A Time to Kill. by Tess Gerritsen
March 19 Discussion Questions
1. This book has been called a "modern day Christmas classic." What does the term mean—what makes the book a "Christmas classic"? Do you agree that it is?
2. As you were reading the book, did you find yourself siding with the Kranks' decision to skip Christmas...or disagreeing with them?
3. What are your feelings toward the Christmas holidays? Has this book affected how you will view the season?
Good Omens 4. When friends and neighbors learn that the Kranks plan to skip Christmas, they try to by Terri Pratchett convince them to change their minds. Why do the neighbors find the Kranks' plans so disturbing? Do you find the neighbors' interference appropriate ... or inappropriate?