Jack Gantos

  • 43

    Catalog books

  • 5

    Works

  • 1980 to 2016

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Jack Gantos has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 43 catalog-linked books across 1980 to 2016, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue (The Jack Henry Adventures) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1980 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Houghton Mifflin.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Houghton Mifflin

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1980 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Houghton Mifflin.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue (The Jack Henry Adventures)

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 208 pages.

  2. Best in Show for Rotten Ralph

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2005 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 46 pages.

  3. Joey Pigza Loses Control (Summer Reading Edition) (Joey Pigza Books)

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 208 pages.

  4. Jack on the Tracks: Four Seasons of Fifth Grade (Jack Henry)

    Sunburst • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 192 pages.

  5. Desire Lines

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 144 pages.

  6. The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 185 pages.

  7. Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue (Jack Henry)

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 197 pages.

  8. Hole in My Life

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 199 pages.

  9. Joey Pigza Loses Control (Joey Pigza)

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 195 pages.

  10. Jack's Black Book: What Happens When You Flunk an IQ Test? (Jack Henry) (Jack Henry)

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 176 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Best in Show for Rotten Ralph is the easier short commitment, while Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue (The Jack Henry Adventures) asks for more reading time up front.
  • Joey Pigza Loses Control (Summer Reading Edition) (Joey Pigza Books) is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue (The Jack Henry Adventures).

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