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Jack's New Power: Stories from a Caribbean Year (Jack Henry) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 821375
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0374437157
EAN: 9780374437152
ASIN: 0374437157
Publication Date: September 30, 1997
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Product Description
Jack Henry, the hero of Heads or Tails: Stories from Sixth Grade, is back. It is the summer after sixth grade and Jack and his offbeat family have relocated to Barbados. But even in a tropical paradise, Jack is plagued by misadventure. He gets a violent case of blood poisoning (after chasing a headless chicken), discovers the perils of male bonding (in a pepper-eating contest with his father), and has his heartstrings twanged by an older woman (his sister’s best friend)—to name just a few of his trials and tribulations in these eight fierce and funny stories.
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When his father moves the family to Barbados, Jack learns that life is not always idyllic on an island paradise.
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Jack's New Power : Stories From A Caribbean Year March 30, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What a truly great book. I read this when I was in 4th grade.It has a beautiful mix of comedy and just plain interesting writing.It's the best book that I've ever read in my entire life. I also own my own copy of it. I would automatically recommend this book to anyone who wants a good laugh. This is a great book for all ages. I would also like to recommend "Heads Or Tails" which is also in the same series. I am also currently reading the third book in the series, "Jack's Black Book". It's great. Everyone should go out and buy copies of all three books and read them.
inspiration September 15, 2001
S. Dickey (utah)
i know this is a kids book, and i read it a few years ago, but every once in a while i get it out and read it from cover to cover again. every time i read this book i get inspired about life. does that seem a little drastic? i love this book. it's like my security blanket. read this book!
Jack New Power October 3, 2004
I loved this Book about Jack and his Memoirs. I read it in One week!!!!
This is a great book October 19, 2006
Laura H. Lane
Jack's New Power is great. The best chapter is at the end when he goes to the cock fight and loses a piece of money. Even though his sister is annoying, she ends up being right. I felt bad for Jack, kind of, at the end. He's off to Florida and he doesn't know what that is going to be like.
The funniest part was when he is totally purple and is trying to hide that fact by running around the neighborhood at night when it is dark. Even though he doesn't want to see anyone, someone else is running at night too. He ends up being his friend.
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