Jack Gantos
G158t
This fiery
autobiographical novel captures a pivotal week or two in the life of
fourteen-year-old Jack Gantos, as the author reveals the moment 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 the Fort Lauderdale neighborhood of his family's latest rental
home, 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.
(from publisher)
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