author results for Gantos, Jack

Writing Radar

Gantos, Jack — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

"Bursting with practical tips and tricks, such as creating actual story-finding maps of your neighborhood, this book will help you build confidence and establish good writing habits as you learn to use a journal to snoop out plots full of action and emotion about yourself, your family, your friends, your neighbors, and your pets. As Jack shows you how to shape your rough ideas, organize plots, and polish drafts to shiny perfection, he also shares his own missteps - and ultimate success - as a would-be writer in middle school."

Dead End in Norvelt

Gantos, Jack — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

Gantos, Jack — Sat, 31 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT

To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired

Dead End in Norvelt

Gantos, Jack — Invalid Date

What Would Joey Pigza Do?

Gantos, Jack — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Joey tries to keep his life from degenerating into total chaos when his mother sends him to be home-schooled with a hostile blind girl, his divorced parents cannot stop fighting, and his grandmother is dying of emphysema

Best in Show for Rotten Ralph

Gantos, Jack — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Hoping to beat his cousin Percy in the cat show, Ralph allows Sarah to help him spruce up his image and get in shape

Rotten Ralph Feels Rotten

Gantos, Jack — Sat, 31 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Rotten Ralph comes to appreciate Sarah's healthy cat food after he gets sick from eating out of trash cans

Jack Adrift

Gantos, Jack — Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

When his father rejoins the Navy and moves the family to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, ten-year-old Jack becomes confused by a crush on his teacher, contradictory advice from his parents, and a very strange neighbor

Jack on the Tracks

Gantos, Jack — Sun, 31 Jan 1999 00:00:00 GMT

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

Rotten Ralph's Rotten Family

Gantos, Jack — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

"Ralph takes a swing through his family tree to find out why he's so rotten"--Provided by publisher

The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza

Gantos, Jack — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

"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"--Provided by publisher

Dead End in Norvelt

Gantos, Jack — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Bloody Souvenir

Gantos, Jack — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Jack isn't like the Pagoda brothers. He knows the difference between fun and stupid. Launching yourself across the backyard in a makeshift Roman catapult? Fun. Smoking an entire pack of cigarettes as fast as possible? Stupid. But when it comes to emergency self-surgery...Jack still has something to learn. A short story from the collection Guys read: funny business, edited by Jon Scieszka

The Nine Lives of Rotten Ralph

Gantos, Jack — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

When the veterinarian determines that Sarah's cat has used up eight of his nine lives, will the high-spirited feline finally stop misbehaving?

I Am Not Joey Pigza

Gantos, Jack — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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

Joey Pigza Loses Control

Gantos, Jack — Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT

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

Worse Than Rotten, Ralph

Gantos, Jack — Tue, 31 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT

Rotten Ralph makes an earnest attempt at good behavior but is enticed, not too reluctantly, into a series of misadventures by some ruffian alley cats

From Norvelt to Nowhere

Gantos, Jack — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

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

Rotten Ralph Helps Out

Gantos, Jack — Invalid Date

Sarah's cat Rotten Ralph tries to help her create a school project based on ancient Egypt, but he is more of a hindrance than a help

Joey Pigza Loses Control

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Funny Business: The Bloody Souvenir

Gantos, Jack, Scieszka, Jon — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Jack isn't like the Pagoda brothers. He knows the difference between fun and stupid. Launching yourself across the backyard in a makeshift Roman catapult? Fun. Smoking an entire pack of cigarettes as fast as possible? Stupid. But when it comes to emergency self-surgery...Jack still has something to learn. A short story from the acclaimed collection Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Scieszka.

Half Magic

Eager, Edward — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Faced with a dull summer in the city, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha suddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after Jane discovers an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes

Funny Business

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk

Guys Read

Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Presents a collection of humorous stories featuring an array of characters with and without capes

Guys Write for Guys Read

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

There's something for every guy in this collection of stories, mini-memoirs, advice, poems, comics and drawings chosen by readers on the Guys Read web site