Jack Gantos

Jack Gantos got the idea for Joey Pigza when he was visiting a school in Pennsylvania, talking about writing.

Back to School for Rotten Ralph

(Rotten Ralph)

by Jack Gantos, illustrated by Nicole Rubel

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8

Genre/Theme: Animal Stories, Comedy and Humor, General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Dead End in Norvelt

by Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 6

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Desire Lines

by Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.6

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Good Enough And Other Stories

by Susan Shreve, Rachel Vail, Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.8

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Half Magic

(Edward Eager's Tales of Magic, Book #1)

by Edward Eager, illustrated by N. M. Bodecker

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.2

Genre/Theme: Classics, Fantasy

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Happy Birthday Rotten Ralph

(Rotten Ralph)

by Jack Gantos, illustrated by Nicole Rubel

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Heads or Tails

by Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Hole in My Life

by Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.1

Genre/Theme: Biography and Autobiography

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

I Am Not Joey Pigza

by Jack Gantos

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, General Fiction

Resources: No

Jack Adrift

by Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.8

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Jack on the Tracks

by Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.3

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Jack's Black Book

by Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Genre/Theme: Adventure

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Jack's New Power

by Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.3

Genre/Theme: Adventure, General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Joey Pigza Loses Control

by Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.2

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

by Jack Gantos

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.2

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Not So Rotten Ralph

(Rotten Ralph)

by Jack Gantos, illustrated by Nicole Rubel

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.9

Genre/Theme: Animal Stories, Comedy and Humor

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Practice Makes Perfect for Rotten Ralph

(Rotten Ralph)

by Jack Gantos, illustrated by Nicole Rubel

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.6

Genre/Theme: Animal Stories, Comedy and Humor, General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Rotten Ralph

(Rotten Ralph)

by Jack Gantos, Nicole Rubel, illustrated by Nicole Rubel

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.4

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Rotten Ralph's Halloween Howl

(Rotten Ralph)

by Jack Gantos, Nicole Rubel

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.2

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Rotten Ralph's Rotten Christmas

(Rotten Ralph)

by Jack Gantos, illustrated by Nicole Rubel

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.9

Genre/Theme: Animal Stories, Comedy and Humor, General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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Jack Gantos

Jack Gantos got the idea for Joey Pigza when he was visiting a school in Pennsylvania, talking about writing.

Back to School for Rotten Ralph

Dead End in Norvelt

Desire Lines

Good Enough And Other Stories

Half Magic

Happy Birthday Rotten Ralph

Heads or Tails

Hole in My Life

I Am Not Joey Pigza

Jack Adrift

Jack on the Tracks

Jack's Black Book

Jack's New Power

Joey Pigza Loses Control

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

Not So Rotten Ralph

Practice Makes Perfect for Rotten Ralph

Rotten Ralph

Rotten Ralph's Halloween Howl

Rotten Ralph's Rotten Christmas

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