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Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade

by Jack Gantos

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ISBN13: 9780374429232
ISBN10: 0374429235
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Publisher Comments:

Jack's life is a crazy roller-coaster ride. At his fifth school in six years, he has a crackpot teacher who wont give him a break about his lousy handwriting and a secret crush who wants to be a policewoman. At home, he has a pesky little brother with a knack for breaking an arm whenever Jack's supposed to be looking after him, a terror for an older sister who mocks his belief in UF)s, all sorts of weird neighbors, and, last but not least, ferocious alligators in the canal behind his house.

Writing in his diary about his good days and bad days is one way Jack survives his up-and-down year. but he's also a kid who knows that life can go any which way at any given moment. He might as well flip a coin: heads he wins, tails he loses, What will turn up next?

Review:

"The author of the offbeat Rotten Ralph picture books makes an auspicious foray into new ground with this semi-autobiographical, wholly engaging novel. His narrator, Jack, travels through the often poignant moments that highlight his sixth-grade year." --Starred, Publishers Weekly

"Jack Gantos is a terrific writer with a wonderfully wry sensibility." --Starred, School Library Journal

About the Author

Jack Gantos has written many picture books and novels, most recently Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor Book. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife and daughter.

Table of Contents

Copycat — My brother's finger — Candy Itani — Rabies — Donna Lowry — Death and taxes — My brother's arm — Cocoa beach.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780374429232
Subtitle:
Stories from the Sixth Grade
Author:
Gantos, Jack
Publisher:
Farrar Straus Giroux
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Family - General
Subject:
Family life
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
School & Education
Subject:
Diaries
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Edition Number:
Sunburst ed.
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Jack Henry Adventures
Series Volume:
104-144
Publication Date:
September 1995
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 5
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
151
Dimensions:
7.63x5.16x.41 in. .29 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12

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