Jack Gantos

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Iowa City Public Library’s first Author in Residence, Jack Gantos, will talk about his books, his life and his creative process as part of the Library’s celebration of five years in its new facility in June 2009. He is the celebrated author of “Joey Pigza Loses Control,” a Newbery Honor Book. He is also the author of the popular picture books about Rotten Ralph, and “Jack's Black Book,” the latest in his acclaimed series of semi-autobiographical story collections featuring his alter ego, Jack Henry. His publications can take a reader from cradle to grave, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. Gantos lives with his wife and daughter in Boston, Mass.

BOOKS BY JACK GANTOS

The Jack Henry Books

Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade without a Clue
(Published 2003)

Jack on the Tracks: Four Seasons of Fifth Grade
(Published 1999)

Jack's Black Book
(Published 1997)

Jack's New Power: Stories from a Caribbean Year
(Published 1995)

Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade
(Published 1994)

The Joey Pigza Books

I Am Not Joey Pigza
(Published 2007)

What Would Joey Do?
(Published 2002)

Joey Pigza Loses Control
(Published 2000)

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
(Published 1998)

The Rotten Ralph Rotten Readers

Best in Show for Rotten Ralph: A Rotten Ralph Rotten Reader
(Published 2005)

Rotten Ralph Feels Rotten: A Rotten Ralph Rotten Reader
(Published 2004)

Practice Makes Perfect for Rotten Ralph: A Rotten Ralph Rotten Reader
(Published 2002)

Rotten Ralph Helps Out: A Rotten Ralph Rotten Reader
(Published 2001)

Young Adult

The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs
(Published 2006)

Hole in My Life
(Published 2002)

Desire Lines
(Published 2006)