Jack Gantos: An Author Kids Love

by Michelle Parker-Rock

Jack Gantos is the popular author of over a dozen books about Rotten Ralph, a mischievous cat, as well as the Jack Henry and Joey Pigza books. Based on an interview with Gantos, Michelle Parker-Rock tells all about Gantos's childhood and his early days as a writer. Readers will also learn about how Gantos works, where he gets his ideas, and what advice he has for kids who want to be writers, too.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766027562
• ISBN13: 9780766027565
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5