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Hole in My Life

Jack Gantos

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Nov 10, 2010 Laura (booksnob) rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2011, memoir, world-studies-read-aloud, young-adult, printz-award

Jack Gantos is a young man with a hole in his life. We've all met someone with a hole in their life. Maybe they are missing love, understanding, ambition, creativity or self-esteem. Whatever is missing causes crippling decision making and leaves the person wondering what went wrong and why do bad things always happen to me.

Jack wants to be a writer and this memoir of his tragic life experiences lead him to follow his dream. Jack wants to go to college to learn to be a writer, except every time h ...more

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