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Jack Gantos (born July 2, 1951) is an American author of children's books. He is best known for the fictional characters Rotten Ralph and Joey Pigza. Rotten Ralph is a cat who stars in twenty picture books written by Gantos and illustrated by Nicole Rubel from 1976 to 2014.
Rotten Ralph is a series of children's picture books written by Jack Gantos and illustrated by Nicole Rubel. About twenty Rotten Ralph books have been published from 1976 to 2011. [1] Rotten Ralph is also the first book in the series, a 32-page picture book published by Houghton Mifflin of Boston in 1976. [2]
Dead End in Norvelt is an autobiographical novel by the American author Jack Gantos, published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 2011. It features a boy named Jack Gantos and is based in the author's hometown, Norvelt, Pennsylvania. According to one reviewer, the "real hero" is "his home town and its values", a "defiantly political" message. [2]
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key is a children's novel by Jack Gantos, published in 1998. It is the first of a series of books featuring the character Joey Pigza. The book was a National Book Award finalist. [1]
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This is Gantos at his best, and that's saying a lot.”―Kirkus Reviews, starred review [7] “Another wild ride--over serious terrain.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review [ 1 ] “Gantos is wise and subtle in his exploration of his hero's identity dilemma.” ―The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books [ 4 ]
Both groups regard the tree as sacred. “We’ve known about this tree forever,” said Michael Negrete, chief and chairperson of the Shiishongna Tongva Nation. “It gives medicine. It gives oxygen.
Joey’s father, Carter Pigza, who also has ADHD, rides his motorcycle recklessly through the neighborhood. After being shouted at by Joey's mother, Fran, Carter crashes his motorcycle into a tree and is injured by a branch. Carter is admitted into hospital, but later disappears.