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2 unusual facts about Jack Gantos


Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue

Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue is a 2003 children's novel by Jack Gantos, chronicling his 4th grade year in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, only calling the main character Jack Henry instead of Jack Gantos.

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-- our "South Florida" may be too specific? --> and the Caribbean, he began collecting anecdotes in grade school, realizing that everyday stories were the basis of great literature.


What Would Joey Do?

What Would Joey Do? is a 2003 novel in a series by Jack Gantos about the character, Joey Pigza.


see also

Dead End in Norvelt

It features a boy named Jack Gantos and is based partly on the author's childhood in Norvelt, Pennsylvania.