Jack Gantos
Author
Series
Joey Pigza books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.
Author
Series
Norvelt books volume 1
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Appears on list
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Description
In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.
Author
Series
Norvelt books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Formats
Description
After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the founder of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack accompanies his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on a cross-country run as she pursues the oddest of outlaws.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 5
Description
The Newbery Award—winning author of Dead End in Norvelt shares advice for how to be the best brilliant writer in this funny and practical creative writing guide perfect for all kids who dream of seeing their name on the spine of a book.
With the signature wit and humor that have garnered him legions of fans, Jack Gantos instructs young writers on using their "writing radar" to unearth story ideas from their everyday lives. Incorporating his own...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 7
Description
A young woman named Ivy, who made a shocking discovery in her small western Pennsylvania town when she was seven years old and learned a surprising secret nine years later, questions whether she has inherited the Rumbaugh curse of having excessive love for one's mother.
Author
Series
Jack Henry books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Jack's diary helps him deal with his problems which include dog-eating alligators, a terror for an older sister, a younger brother who keeps breaking parts of himself, and next-door neighbors who are really weird.
Author
Series
Jack Henry books volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
When his father rejoins the Navy and moves the family to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, nine-year-old Jack becomes confused by a crush on his teacher, contradictory advicxe from his parents, and a very strange neighbor.
15) Rotten Ralph
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1976.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ralph, a very, very, nasty cat, finally sees the error of his ways--or does he?
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Formats
Description
Joey's father returns, calling himself Charles Heinz and apologizing for his past bad behavior, and he swears that once Joey and his mother change their names and help him fix up the old diner he has bought, their lives will change for the better.
Author
Series
Joey Pigza books volume 5
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey as he becomes the man of the house, looking after his new baby brother, taking care of his troubled mother, and seeking out his missing father"--
Author
Series
Jack Henry books volume 4
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Moving with his unbearable sister to Miami, Florida, Jack tries to break some of his bad habits but finds himself irresistibly drawn to things disgusting, gross, and weird.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Book Description: : This Thanksgiving, Sarah's cat, Ralph, has something extra to be thankful for: his cat-cousin Percy is cooking the big turkey -- with Ralph as junior chef. Will dinner ever be served?Pull back the flaps to see each of Ralph's deliciously rotten Thanksgiving pranks!