The Trouble in Me, Paperback
Descriere
This fiery autobiographical novel captures a pivotal week or two in the life of fourteen-year-old Jack Gantos, when he began to slide off track as a kid who in just a few years would find himself locked up in a federal penitentiary for the crimes portrayed in the memoir Hole in My Life. Set in Fort Lauderdale, The Trouble in Me opens with an explosive encounter in which Jack first meets his awesomely rebellious older neighbor, Gary Pagoda, just back from juvie for car theft. Instantly mesmerized, Jack decides he will do whatever it takes to be like Gary. As a follower, Jack is eager to leave his old self behind and desperate for whatever crazy, hilarious, frightening thing might happen next. But he may not be as ready as he thinks when the trouble in him comes blazing to life. The Trouble in Me by Jack Gantos is a brutally honest memoir that is dark, funny, and most of all, true-to-life.
Despre autor
Jack Gantos este un autor american de cărți pentru copii. Este cel mai bine cunoscut pentru personajele fictive Rotten Ralph și Joey Pigza. Rotten Ralph este un pisic care apare în douăzeci de cărți ilustrate scrise de Gantos și ilustrate de Nicole Rubel între 1976 și 2014. Joey Pigza este un băiat cu tulburare de deficit de atenție cu hiperactivitate (ADHD), prezent în cinci romane publicate între 1998 și 2014.
