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Heads or Tails - (Jack Henry Adventures (Paperback)) by Jack Gantos (Paperback)

Heads or Tails - (Jack Henry Adventures (Paperback)) by  Jack Gantos (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><P>From the Newbery Medal winning author of "Dead End in Norvelt," eight more hysterical semi-autobiographical Jack Henry stories about a sixth grader's trials and tribulations"<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>From the Newbery Medal-winning author of <i>Dead End in Norvelt</i>, eight more hysterical semi-autobiographical Jack Henry stories about a sixth grader's trials and tribulations</b></p> <p/><p>Jack's life is a crazy roller-coaster ride. At his fifth school in six years, he has a crackpot teacher who won't give him a break about his lousy handwriting and a secret crush who wants to be a policewoman. At home, he has a pesky little brother with a knack for getting hurt whenever Jack's supposed to be looking after him, a terror for an older sister, all sorts of weird neighbors, and, last but not least, ferocious alligators in the canal behind his house.</p><p>Writing in his diary about his good days and bad days is one way Jack survives his up-and-down year. But he's also a kid who knows that life can go any which way at any given moment. </p><p>A Common Core title.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Laugh-out-loud funny . . . The author has bull's-eye accuracy in capturing the private torments of a twelve-year-old." --<i>The Buffalo News</i></p><p>"As real as it gets." --<i>The Book Report</i></p><p>"The author of the offbeat Rotten Ralph picture books makes an auspicious foray into new ground with this semi-autobiographical, wholly engaging novel. His narrator, Jack, travels through the often poignant moments that highlight his sixth-grade year." --<i>Starred, Publishers Weekly</i></p><p>"Jack's a survivor, an 'everyboy' whose world may be wacko but whose heart and spirit are eminently sane . . . Gantos is a terrific writer with a wonderfully wry sensibility." --<i>Starred, School Library Journal</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jack Gantos</b> has written books for people of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. His works include <i>Hole in My Life</i>, a memoir that won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert Honors; the Joey Pigza series, which include a Newbery Honor book and a National Book Award Finalist; <i>Dead End in Norvelt</i>, winner of the Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction; and the Rotten Ralph series.

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