Jack's New Power: Stories from a Caribbean Year, Paperback/Jack Gantos
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Description From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Dead End in Norvelt, life for Jack Henry in a brand-new place is filled with the same old craziness Jack Henry has moved to the island of Barbados with his offbeat family and his secret diary. But still he can't escape his penchant for wacky misadventure. Because of a headless chicken, he gets a violent case of blood poisoning. In a pepper-eating contest with his father, he discovers the perils of male bonding. And then he has his heartstrings twanged by an older woman who just happens to be his sister's best friend. These are just a few of his trials and tribulations in these eight fierce and funny stories, based on the author's own childhood diaries. This title has Common Core connections. About the Author Jack Gantos 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 Hole in My Life, 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; Dead End in Norvelt, winner of the Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction; and the Rotten Ralph series.
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.
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