Image
16111
Age Range
12 - 16
Genre
Page Count
240
Publisher
Square Fish
Grade Level
7th - 9th
ISBN
9781250090638
Lexile
970
Themes

The Trouble in Me

Written by Jack Gantos
This fiery autobiographical novel captures a pivotal week or two in the life of fourteen-year-old Jack Gantos, when 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 several serious crimes. When he first meets his awesomely rebellious older neighbor, Gary Pagoda, just back from juvie for car theft, 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.
Age Range
12 - 16
Genre
Page Count
240
Publisher
Square Fish
Grade Level
7th - 9th
ISBN
9781250090638
Lexile
970
Themes