Worse Than Rotten, Ralph

Worse Than Rotten, Ralph
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1982-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780756918309

Rotten Ralph makes an earnest attempt at good behavior but is enticed, not too reluctantly, into a series of misadventures by some ruffian alley cats. "The gleefully naughty story is matched by antic pictures, so brashly colored that they glow in the dark." -- Publishers Weekly

Rotten Ralph's Show and Tell

Rotten Ralph's Show and Tell
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2015-09-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547350422

Sarah takes Ralph to school so he can do his ABC's for show and tell, but as usual, the rotten cat refuses to cooperate.

Rotten Ralph

Rotten Ralph
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 53
Release: 1976
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0395242762

Ralph, a very, very, nasty cat, finally sees the error of his ways--or does he?

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2011-07-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1429936266

"They say I'm wired bad, or wired sad, but there's no doubt about it -- I'm wired." Joey Pigza's got heart, he's got a mom who loves him, and he's got "dud meds," which is what he calls the Ritalin pills that are supposed to even out his wild mood swings. Sometimes Joey makes bad choices. He learns the hard way that he shouldn't stick his finger in the pencil sharpener, or swallow his house key, or run with scissors. Joey ends up bouncing around a lot - and eventually he bounces himself all the way downown, into the district special-ed program, which could be the end of the line. As Joey knows, if he keeps making bad choices, he could just fall between the cracks for good. But he is determined not to let that happen. In this antic yet poignant new novel, Jack Gantos has perfect pitch in capturing the humor, the off-the-wall intensity, and the serious challenges that life presents to a kid dealing with hyper-activity and related disorders. This title has Common Core connections. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key is a 1998 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.

Happy Birthday, Rotten Ralph

Happy Birthday, Rotten Ralph
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2015-09-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547350546

Rotten Ralph is even rotten on his birthday, finally forcing poor Sarah to take drastic measures.

Witherwood Reform School

Witherwood Reform School
Author: Obert Skye
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627793208

After a slight misunderstanding involving a horrible governess, oatmeal, and a jar of tadpoles, siblings Tobias and Charlotte Eggars find themselves abandoned by their father at the gates of a creepy reform school. Evil mysteries are afoot at Witherwood, where the grounds are patrolled by vicious creatures after dark and kids are locked in their rooms. Charlotte and Tobias soon realize that they are in terrible danger—especially because the head of Witherwood has perfected the art of mind control. If only their amnesiac father would recover and remember that he has two missing children. If only Tobias and Charlotte could solve the dark mystery and free the kids at Witherwood—and ultimately save themselves.

Wedding Bells for Rotten Ralph

Wedding Bells for Rotten Ralph
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Sarah's high-spirited, poorly behaved cat, Ralph, disrupts her aunt's wedding with his outlandish antics.

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die

I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die
Author: Sarah J. Robinson
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0593193539

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

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"--

The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
Author: Martin Gurri
Publisher: Stripe Press
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2018-12-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1953953344

How insurgencies—enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere—have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world. In the words of economist and scholar Arnold Kling, Martin Gurri saw it coming. Technology has categorically reversed the information balance of power between the public and the elites who manage the great hierarchical institutions of the industrial age: government, political parties, the media. The Revolt of the Public tells the story of how insurgencies, enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere, have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world. Originally published in 2014, The Revolt of the Public is now available in an updated edition, which includes an extensive analysis of Donald Trump’s improbable rise to the presidency and the electoral triumphs of Brexit. The book concludes with a speculative look forward, pondering whether the current elite class can bring about a reformation of the democratic process and whether new organizing principles, adapted to a digital world, can arise out of the present political turbulence.