Shannon Giglio

Short Bus Hero Shannon Giglio

"Ally Forman, a young woman with Down syndrome and a burnt-out guardian angel, wins the lottery in this unusual work from horror scribe Giglio (Revival House). Twenty-four-year-old grocery bagger Ally is obsessed with pro wrestling, so when she finds out she's won $314 million she vows to bring her favorite wrestler, the recently booted Stryker Nash, back into the ring. Determined to use her riches to finally make her own decisions, Ally-with the help of a few whispered words from her cynical spirit guide-fights for independence from a family that's just as determined to convince her she can't. And as the choices Ally makes take hold, she learns that being normal isn't exactly what she thought it would be. In less sensitive hands, Ally's story could have devolved into something unsatisfying and distasteful. But it never veers in that direction. Instead, what Giglio has presented is a compassionately written and uplifting tale of forgiveness and redemption." -BookLife/Publishers Weekly "SHORT BUS HERO has it all: Down syndrome, hoarding, suicide attempts, heart attacks, betrayal, redemption, angels, winning lottery numbers, and big time professional wrestling. A dark, sweet, and poignant tale about what happens when you follow your dreams." - S. G. Browne, author of BREATHERS, BIG EGOS, and FATED "If you were the big Lottery winner, what would you do first? Why, resurrect the career of your favorite professional wrestler, of course. Touching, violent, hilarious, tragic and surreal-Short Bus Hero is an inspiring and emotional story." - Richard Thomas, author of DISINTEGRATION, co-editor of BURNT TONGUES "SHORT BUS HERO tackles a topic many readers may be unfamiliar and uncomfortable with, but does so with grace and humor and unerring skill. I'm being totally serious when I say this book might just be the TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD for the twenty-first century. It's just that good." - Allan Leverone, bestselling author of FINAL VECTOR and MR. MIDNIGHT