Jack's New Power: Stories from a Caribbean Year
Sep 1995 · Jack Henry Book 4 · Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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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.
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.
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January 3, 2011
Another great installment in the Jack Henry series! This time, Jack moves to Barbados. It has the same weird, but believable, hilarious, poignant stories that the other books have, only this one is darker than Jack Adrift. A wonderful read for anyone 10-ish and up!
Rated PG for some violence involving animals, intense themes and mild language
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.
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