Being Jack

Being Jack
Author: Susanne Gervay
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2014-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743097980

The fourth and concluding book about Jack - an ordinary boy who does extraordinary things. Ages: 9+ Jack is in Year 6 now and still loves his photography, surfing, and crazy family. Things are going well for him, particularly at school where he isn't bullied any more. But he notices that his best friend Christopher is being taunted and is starting to miss school and hiding out and avoiding everyone. And when a football match turns ugly and Jack and Christopher witness some unfair dirty play, they know that, again, the bullying has to stop. Ages: 9+

Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts)

Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts)
Author: L. C. Rosen
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0241365023

Couldn't get enough of Love, Simon or Red, White and Royal Blue? This is the (slightly NSFW) book for you! 'Jack of Hearts might be the most important queer novel of the decade' Gay Times 'Jack of Hearts won my heart' Courtney Act 'This book is filth' Julian Clary --------------- 'My first time getting it in the butt was kind of weird. I think it's going to be weird for everyone's first time, though.' Meet Jack Rothman. He's seventeen and loves partying, makeup and boys - sometimes all at the same time. His sex life makes him the hot topic for the high school gossip machine. But who cares? Like Jack always says, 'it could be worse'. He doesn't actually expect that to come true. But after Jack starts writing an online sex advice column, the mysterious love letters he's been getting take a turn for the creepy. Jack's secret admirer knows everything: where he's hanging out, who he's sleeping with, who his mum is dating. They claim they love Jack, but not his unashamedly queer lifestyle. They want him to curb his sexuality, or they'll force him. As the pressure mounts, Jack must unmask his stalker before their obsession becomes genuinely dangerous... Praise for Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) 'The affirming, sex-positive, brilliant new book that puts the "adult" into young adult literature' Attitude 'Humane, sex-positive writing of the funniest, filthiest and most heartening kind' The Guardian

Writing Radar

Writing Radar
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2017-08-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0374304564

Acclaimed author Jack Gantos's guide to becoming the best brilliant writer.

Child of the Forest

Child of the Forest
Author: Jack Grossman
Publisher: Spark Publications
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781943070480

Escaping the Horochów ghetto was just the beginning for twelve-year-old Musia Perlmutter. Alone, starving, freezing at times, and running and hiding for her life, Musia sought refuge in the forest for two years while Holocaust death camps loomed nearby. Child of the Forest is based on the true story and tribulations of Shulamit "Musia" Perlmutter, born in 1929 to Simcha and Fruma Perlmutter, and stands as a memorial to her extraordinary courage.

True Believer

True Believer
Author: Jack Carr
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2019-07-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 150118086X

INSTANT BESTSELLER “Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. Get ready!” —Chris Pratt, star of the #1 Amazon Prime series The Terminal List “Jack Carr and his alter-ego protagonist, James Reece, continue to blow me away.” —Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mission Critical In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr’s follow-up to The Terminal List, former Navy SEAL James Reece’s skill, cunning, and heroism put the US government back in his debt and set him on another path of revenge. When a string of horrific terrorist attacks plagues the Western world during the holiday season, the broader markets fall into a tailspin. The attacks are being coordinated by a shadowy former Iraqi commando who has disappeared into Europe’s underground. The United States government has an asset who can turn the Iraqi against his masters: James Reece, the most-wanted domestic terrorist alive. After avenging the deaths of his family and team members, Reece emerges deep in the wilds of Mozambique, protected by the family of his estranged best friend and former SEAL Team member. When a series of events uncovers his whereabouts, the CIA recruits him, using a Presidential pardon for Reece and immunity for the friends who helped him in his mission of vengeance. Now a reluctant tool of the United States government, Reece travels the globe, targeting terrorist leaders, unraveling a geopolitical conspiracy that exposes a traitorous CIA officer, and uncovering a sinister assassination plot with worldwide repercussions. A high-intensity roller-coaster race against time, True Believer is “one of this year’s hottest thrillers, and a perfect fit for fans of Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, and Daniel Silva” (The Real Book Spy).

The Like Switch

The Like Switch
Author: Jack Schafer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2015-01-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1476754489

As a Special Agent for the FBI's National Security Division's Behavioral Analysis Program, Schafer developed dynamic and breakthrough strategies for profiling terrorists and detecting deception. Now, he has evolved his proven-on-the-battlefield tactics for the day-to-day, but no less critical battle of getting people to like you. Learn to improve your LQ (Likeability Quotient), "spot the lie" both in person and online, master nonverbal cues that influence how people perceive you, and turn up or turn down the intensity of a relationship.

The Coming Storm

The Coming Storm
Author: Rob Kidd
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781599615233

Teenage stowaway Jack Sparrow and his band of hoodlums are on a mission to find the legendary Sword of Cortâes which will grant them unimaginable power, but first they have to survive the power of the sea, vicious pirates, and ancient curses.

The Trouble in Me

The Trouble in Me
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2015-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0374379955

"Fourteen-year-old Jack falls under the spell of a delinquent Florida neighbor and gets way more trouble than he bargained for"--

Super Jack

Super Jack
Author: Susanne Gervay
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743097654

Families are made up in all sorts of way, and it takes a holiday for Jack and his stepbrother Leo to work out their differences. Ages: 9+ Instead of having to contend with bullies, Jack must contend with his family in this sequel to the bestselling I AM JACK. It's the school holidays and Mum announces to Jack and his annoying younger sister Samantha, that they are all going on a family holiday to the Gold Coast. And family means Nanna, sort-of-stepdad Rob and his son Leo, as well as Jack's friend Anna. Families are made up in all sorts of ways nowadays, and it takes this holiday for Jack and Leo to work out their differences and for Jack to realise just how lucky he is to have such a great family. Ages 9+

Jack

Jack
Author: Lauren VanBeek
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2021-07-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1489736409

Jack Frost, a Jack Russell made completely of ice, feels it’s his life’s purpose to find homes for lost and abandoned animals. Finished homing all the animals before Christmas, Jack has decided to go to Prince Edward Island in Canada for the Jack Frost Festival. And, wherever Jack goes, adventure surely follows. This trip is no different as Jack learns how thrilling it is to live aboard a ship in the middle of winter. From finding a message in a bottle that turns out to be an SOS, to exploring a lighthouse and making a few unlikely friends, Jack has a lot of stories to tell when he returns home from his adventure in the Maritimes. While sharing Jacks’ escapades, this book for middle readers also communicates the importance of acceptance and love while uniting lonely animals with people who love them.