My Boy Jack

Author: David Haig
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822216940
Category : Fathers and sons
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
THE STORY: The year is 1913. War with Germany is imminent. Rudyard Kipling, the British Empire's greatest apologist, is at the peak of his literary fame. This play explores the nature of a man who loses his balance when devotion to family and count

'My Boy Jack?'

Author: Tonie Holt
Publisher: Leo Cooper Books
ISBN: 9780850528596
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
When noted English author Rudyard Kipling pulled strings at the beginning of World War I to get his son a commission in the Irish Guards, he little realized that he was sending the young man to his death. John Kipling's death was made even more tragic by the fact that his burial place could not be identified. Rudyard Kipling's life-long quest to find his son's resting place had not been achieved by the time of his death and John Kipling's grave was not positively identified until 1992.

The Jack-Roller

Author: Clifford R. Shaw
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022607496X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
The Jack-Roller tells the story of Stanley, a pseudonym Clifford Shaw gave to his informant and co-author, Michael Peter Majer. Stanley was sixteen years old when Shaw met him in 1923 and had recently been released from the Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac, after serving a one-year sentence for burglary and jack-rolling (mugging), Vivid, authentic, this is the autobiography of a delinquent—his experiences, influences, attitudes, and values. The Jack-Roller helped to establish the life-history or "own story" as an important instrument of sociological research. The book remains as relevant today to the study and treatment of juvenile delinquency and maladjustment as it was when originally published in 1930.

Writing Radar

Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
ISBN: 0374304564
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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

Bloody Jack

Author: Louis A. Meyer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152167315
Category : Historical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
"While disguised as a boy, Jacky Faber experiences adventure and romance on the high seas"--

My Weirder School #10: Mr. Jack Is a Maniac!

Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062198419
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
With more than 6.5 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! For A.J. and the gang at Ella Mentry School, weirdness and fun are all part of the routine. In this tenth book in the outrageously funny My Weirder School series, Principal Klutz thinks the kids at Ella Mentry School need to learn some self-defense moves. But the guy he hired—Mr. Jack—thinks he's an action hero! He spends all his time looking in the mirror. He does everything in slow motion. How are the kids supposed to learn anything? Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, My Weird School has something for everyone.

The Years Between

Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
A collection of poems written during the period from just after the Boer War till the aftermath of World War I, with topics including war, life, death and God.

The Trouble in Me

Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374379955
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223

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

My Brother Jack

Author: George Johnston
Publisher: Angus & Robertson
ISBN: 9780207197277
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 348

Book Description
David and Jack Meredith grow up in a patriotic suburban Melbourne household during the First World War, and go on to lead lives that could not be more different. Through the story of the two brothers George Johnston created an enduring exploration of two Australian myths: that of the man who loses his soul as he gains worldly success, and that off the tough, honest, Aussie battler, whose greatest ambition is to serve his country during the war. Acknowledged as one of the true Australian classics, MY BROTHER JACK is a deeply satisfying, complex and moving literary masterpiece.

Clever Jack Takes the Cake

Author: Candace Fleming
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0307982572
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
Take a bite out of this deliciously funny original fairy tale, which received four starred reviews and was named a Best Book of the Year by Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and the Bank Street College of Education. What would you do if you were invited to the princess’s tenth birthday party but didn’t have money for a gift? Well, clever Jack decides to bake the princess a cake. Now he just has to get it to the castle in one piece. What could possibly go wrong? Candace Fleming and G. Brian Karas, creators of the bestselling picture book Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!, have teamed up again to bring us a modern fairy tale starring a determined boy and a story-loving princess with a good sense of humor. While girls will fall for a story featuring a princess’s birthday party, Jack’s adventures with trolls, bears, and gypsies make this the perfect read for young boys as well—and ideal for storytime.