Gantos Jack - The Trouble In Me - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This fiery autobiographical novel captures a pivotal week or two in the life of fourteen - year - old Jack Gantos when he began to slide off track as a kid who in just a few years would find himself locked up in a federal penitentiary for the crimes portrayed in the memoir Hole in My Life. Set in Fort Lauderdale The Trouble in Me opens with an explosive encounter in which Jack first meets his awesomely rebellious older neighbor Gary Pagoda just back from juvie for car theft. Instantly mesmerized Jack decides he will do whatever it takes to be like Gary. As a follower Jack is eager to leave his old self behind and desperate for whatever crazy hilarious frightening thing might happen next. But he may not be as ready as he thinks when the trouble in him comes blazing to life. The Trouble in Me by Jack Gantos is a brutally honest memoir that is dark funny and most of all true - to - life.
Title: The Trouble In Me
Author(s): Gantos Jack
Publisher: Square Fish
Barcode: 9781250090638
Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/18/2017