Boone

Left on his own after his family disintegrates, an Appalachian teen stumbles toward adulthood with the odds stacked against him and no real assets. Boone tries to do the right thing, but his anger and insecurity get in the way. He keeps at it, though, learns who he can count on and who he can’t, and finds help in the most unexpected places. Boone is left struggling to come to terms with what just tore his family apart and the guilt he still feels about what happened to his brother Frankie.

"Matching Scars" - continuing Boone's story begun in "Pushing Back" On his own and struggling, Boone has a place to stay, but Gamaliel’s son-in-law Jerry wants him out, his daughter isn’t fighting for Boone as hard as she could, and his friends can’t do much to help. Gamaliel’s health worsens, and as Boone sees how far Jerry is willing to go to get rid of him, he realizes he’s not the only one with scars.

"Keeping Secrets" continues Boone's story begun in "Pushing Back" and continued in "Matching Scars." Boone and Frankie are settling into their new life when Boone glimpses someone he thinks might be Jerry.

In the fourth book, Boone and Frankie take their first trip away from home, using the map Melvin had given them. From his first low country boil on a Carolina beach to a face-off with three thugs in a Georgia parking lot, from an unforgettable night in New Orleans to the Beale Street acrobats and a sunset Mississippi River cruise in Memphis, Boone is constantly in unknown territory on his first venture away from home with his dog Frankie. Sometimes he feels like Frankie’s in charge of their trip and he’s just following her lead.

After a month at home from his travels, Boone is ready for another trip. On his way to visit some friends he met on his last trip, Boone gets word that his sister Hannah is in trouble. He turns around, but without a job or a place to live he knows he can't be much help. On the way back he sees a small house for rent and decides to move into it, figuring there's nothing for him in his old home town anyway.