When the family moved to south florida, he found his new classmates. Jack spent his senior year of high school in florida after his parents had already moved to puerto rico. Jack gantos was born in mount pleasant, pennsylvania. He has written books for readers of all ages, including the acclaimed joey pigza swallowed the key and its sequels, the teenage novel desire lines, and the youthful memoire hole in my life his is also the writer of dead end in norvelt and from norvelt to nowhere, a pair of semi. Jack is our herobut to be honest, hes not much of a hero, at least at first. Jack gantos authors macmillan macmillan publishers.
You could put a rubber band around it and put it on a shelf. Little did gantos know when he ran aground on the new jersey shore, the fbi. Sibert honors, joey pigza swallowed the key, a national book award finalist, and joey pigza loses control, a newbery honor book. Jack gantos has written books for readers of all ages, from picture books and. In addition to his two norvelt novels, he is also the acclaimed author of the joey pigza series, the jack henry story collections, and the many rotten ralph books. Jack gantos is currently not accepting new questions. For ten thousand dollars, he recklessly agreed to help sail a sixtyfoot yacht loaded with a ton of hashish from the virgin islands to new york city, where he and his partners sold the drug.
For ten thousand dollars, he recklessly agreed to help sail a sixtyfoot yacht loaded with a ton of hashish from the virgin islands to new york city, where he and his partners sold the drug until federal. Jack gantos is the celebrated author of joey pigza loses control, a newbery honor book. Jack, the yearold with the experience of an 8yearold and the wisdom of an 80yearold, describes his family with an indissoluble blend of mockery and admiration. Jack gantoss most popular book is dead end in norvelt. Jack gantos books list of books by author jack gantos. Author interview jack gantos, author of the trouble in me. Instead, hes a skinny twelveyearold with a tendency to get nosebleeds and not much of a backbone. Jack gantos interesting life has provided the raw material for many of his books. Jack gantos born july 2, 1951 is an american author of childrens books.
Rotten ralph is a cat who stars in twenty picture books written by gantos, and illustrated by nicole rubel from 1976 to 2014. His parents moved so often that he attended 10 different schools between kindergarten and 12th grade. His voice is completely original as he relates the adventures of his family in a colorful, entertaining style, but the themes are far. Jack gantos is an american author of childrens books renowned for his portrayal of fictional joey pigza, a boy with adhd, and many other well known characters such as rotten ralph, jack henry, jack gantos memoirs and others. Hes written books based on his own adventures as a boy, his. Opinion catching up with jack gantos the new york times. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hole in.
Jack gantos has received many accolades and awards for his childrens books. The jack henry middlegrade fiction series was based on gantos own adventures as a boy. He is best known for the fictional characters rotten ralph and joey pigza. Jack on the tracks, heads or tails, jack s new power and jack s black book. For ten thousand dollars, he recklessly agreed to help sail a sixtyfoot yacht loaded with a ton of hashish from the virgin islands to new york city, where he and his partners sold the drug until federal agents caught up with them. Jack gantos books list of books by author jack gantos thriftbooks. From author jack gantos comes a brandnew story in the awardwinning joey pigza series, exclusively on audible. Hole in my life from the newbery awardwinning author of dead end in norvelt, this is a memoir about becoming a writer the hard way. Rotten ralph, hole in my life, and the joey pigza series. Jul 22, 2012 jack gantos is the author of several awardwinning childrens books, young adult fiction and a memoir about his short career as a drug runner. The awardwinning joey pigza books resulted from gantos interactions with children with adhd. After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the towns founder, 12yearold jack will soon find himself launched on a mission that takes him hundreds of miles away. Jack on the tracks, heads or tails, jacks new power and jacks black book.
He is also the author of the popular picture books about rotten ralph, and jack s black book, the latest in his acclaimed series of semiautobiographical story collections featuring his alter ego, jack henry. Jack gantos is an american author of childrens books renowned for his portrayal of fictional joey pigza. Sibert honors, joey pigza swallowed the key, a national book award finalist, joey pigza loses control, a newbery honor book, and dead end in norvelt, winner of the. A jack henry adventure ebook written by jack gantos. Becoming a writer the hard way in the summer of 1971, jack gantos was an aspiring writer looking for adventure, cash for college tuition, and a way out of a deadend job. The author, jack gantos, always wanted to be a writer and this book gives us a chance to follow him. In the summer of 1971, jack gantos was an aspiring writer looking for adventure, cash for college tuition, and a way out of a deadend job. For years, jack gantos wrote in journals with no lines, so you could draw and write. The book, hole in my life tells the story of a young mans growing up. As he explains in a call from his boston home, when you finished one, you had a book.
In the summer of 1971, jack gantos was an aspiring writer looking for adventure, cash for college tuition, and a. I got the idea for joey pigza when i was visiting a. Hole in my life by jack gantos booksamillion online book. The gantos family rented a variety of homes in pennsylvania, florida, north carolina, and the caribbean. According to his new motto a writers job is to turn his worst experiences into money jack henry is going to be filthy rich even before he gets out. Rotten ralph, for example, was inspired by an aggressive red cat that gantos once owned. For one thing, jack does some dumb stuff for a brainy kid. I got the idea for joey pigza when i was visiting a school in pennsylvania, talking about writing. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. Following heads or tails 1994, more stories about the life of the henry family on barbados. Jack gantos has written books for people of all ages, from picture books and middlegrade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. Jack gantos books, author biography, and reading level. From author jack gantos comes a brand new story in the awardwinning joey pigza series, exclusively on audible.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hole in my life. Dead end in norvelt, winner of the newbery medal and the. Jack gantos 1951 biography personal, career, member. Jack gantos has 65 books on goodreads with 107572 ratings. Synopsis philip mattheiss thrilling account of his summer of 1994, when an incredible discovery gave him and his three closest friends the lifestyle they so desperately wanted, but also began to undermine the lives theyd just started to live. His latest, dead end in norvelt, won the newbery medal award for best childrens book of 2011 and the scott odell award for historical. Jack gantos was raised in the town of norvelt and now lives in boston. Dead end in norvelt is the winner of the 2012 newbery medal for the years best contribution to childrens literature and the scott odell award for historical fiction melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, dead end in norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named jack gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is grounded for life.
After finishing the novel in one sitting, gantos deserves five stars for giving his readers a relatable and believable story, in which he perceived his own life experiences. Her second novel, al capone does my shirts, was a newbery honor book and. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Author jack gantos joey pigza swallowed the key shares the true story of how he became a writer. Gantos lives with his wife and daughter in boston, massachusetts.
Jack gantos was born in norvelt, pennsylvania, and has spent time living in barbados and south florida. Jack gantos was a troubled teenager who could not set his priorities straight. Dead end in norvelt is the winner of the 2012 newbery medal for the years best contribution to childrens literature and the scott odell award for historical fiction. See all books authored by jack gantos, including joey pigza swallowed the key joey pigza books, and hole in my life. Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, dead end in norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named jack gantos, whose plans for vacation. Jack gantos author of dead end in norvelt goodreads. Jack s new power jack henry by gantos, jack and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mar 26, 2002 jack gantos has written books for people of all ages, from picture books and middlegrade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. Dead end in norvelt is the winner of the 2012 newbery medal for the years best contribution to childrens literature and the scott odell award for historical fiction melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, dead end in norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named jack gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is grounded for life by. A video interview with jack gantos reading rockets. But instead of russian warheads, other kinds of trouble are raining down on young jack gantos and his utopian town of norvelt in western pennsylvania. His works include hole in my life, a memoir that won the michael l.
Gantos employs gothic humor, scenecrafting mastery, and jacks querulous voice to offer a wild and challenging roadtrip novel, murder mystery, meditation on american history, and love story all in. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jacks black book. The author, jack gantos, always wanted to be a writer and this book gives us a chance to follow him as he took a long way around to get to his goal. Jacks new power jack henry by gantos, jack and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dead end in norvelt, hardcover by gantos, jack, like new used, free. The awardwinning joey pigza books resulted from gantos interactions with. Gantos, jackdead end in norvelt book new condition. He is also the author of the popular picture books about rotten ralph, and jacks black book, the latest in his acclaimed series of semiautobiographical story collections featuring his alter ego, jack henry.
Gennifer choldenkos first novel, notes from a liar and her dog, was a school library journal best book of the year and a california book award winner. Author jack gantoss complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Okay, we dont know for sure that hes skinnybut we imagine he is. Hole in my life is a 2003 bank street best childrens book of the year.
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