{"product_id":"9780374437152","title":"Jack's New Power : Stories from a Caribbean Year","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJack's New Power\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jack Gantos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Newbery Medal–winning author of \u003ci\u003eDead End in Norvelt\u003c\/i\u003e, life for Jack Henry in a brand-new place is filled with the same old craziness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Henry has moved to the island of Barbados with his offbeat family and his secret diary. But still he can't escape his penchant for wacky misadventure. Because of a headless chicken, he gets a violent case of blood poisoning. In a pepper-eating contest with his father, he discovers the perils of male bonding. And then he has his heartstrings twanged by an older woman who just happens to be his sister's best friend. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are just a few of his trials and tribulations in these eight fierce and funny stories, based on the author's own childhood diaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Extravagantly imaginative adventures . . . Combines side-splitting comedy with sweetly melancholic undertones.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sharp humor.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jack's voice is completely original.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jack Gantos has a way with boys, or a good memory for being one.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChildren's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, New York Public Library, Winner BCCB Blue Ribbon Award, NYPLT Books for the Teen Age, Long-listed NYPLC Children's Books 100, Winner NYPL Books for the Teen Age, Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year, Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374437152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40660268712142,"sku":"9780374437152","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d428e6c0-8e32-461c-a0fb-3bdb9aada262.jpg?v=1639536345","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374437152","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}