Gantos, Jack

Joey Pigza loses control by Jack Gantos( Book )

44 editions published between 2000 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 4,335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Dead end in Norvelt by Jack Gantos( Book )

26 editions published between 2011 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 3,990 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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 by Jack Gantos( Book )

50 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in 9 languages and held by 3,898 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

What would Joey do? by Jack Gantos( Book )

21 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,598 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

I am not Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos( Book )

14 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,880 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Rotten Ralph by Jack Gantos( Book )

25 editions published between 1900 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 1,806 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ralph, a very, very, nasty cat, finally sees the error of his ways--or does he?

From Norvelt to nowhere by Jack Gantos( Book )

11 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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 by Jack Gantos( Recording )

15 editions published between 1984 and 2012 in English and held by 1,509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

The key that swallowed Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos( Book )

15 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,398 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"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"--

Joey Pigza swallowed the key by Jack Gantos( Recording )

35 editions published between 1998 and 2013 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teacers, 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