Jack Gantos
Jack Gantos is an American author of children's books, best known for characters like Rotten Ralph and Joey Pigza, and award-winning works such as the Newbery Medal-winning Dead End in Norvelt and the memoir Hole in My Life. Born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, he faced a turbulent youth including frequent moves, a drug smuggling arrest leading to prison time, after which he turned to writing, publishing his first book Rotten Ralph in 1976. He has written across genres for all ages and taught creative writing at institutions like Emerson College.
Children's literature
Middle-grade fiction
Young adult novels
Picture books
Memoir
Rotten Ralph
Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key
I Am Not Joey Pigza
Four seasons of fifth grade<br/>4 seasons of 5th grade
Heads or tails : stories from the sixth grade
What Would Joey Do?
Joey Pigza Loses Control
Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue
The trouble in me
Rotten Ralph
Dead End in Norvelt
Dead End in Norvelt
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt Series Book 1)
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Hole in My Life
Dead End in Norvelt
The Trouble in Me
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza Books)
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza Books)
From Norvelt to Nowhere (Norvelt Series)
I Am Not Joey Pigza
The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza