Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue A Jack Henry Adventure

FromtheNewberyMedal?CwinningauthorofDeadEndinNorvelt,eightside-splittingstoriesaboutaboywhoisdoinghisbesttokeephisheadabovewaterAstheHenryfamilysetssailforanewlifeonCapeHatteras,fourth-graderJackisstrugglingtochartacoursebetweenhisparents'contradictoryadviceonmakingfriendsandinfluencingpeople.Justtellpeoplewhattheywanttohear,Dadadvises.Justtellthetruth,Momcautions.Jackfindstherearenoeasyanswersashedriftsthroughhiscrazyschoolyear,fallingdesperatelyinlovewithhisyoungteacher,gettingsuckeredintobecomingabad-behaviorspyfortheprincipal,andbeingforcedtomakeapresentablepetoutofaduckwithbackwardfeet.Indeed,withanairheaded,air-guitar-playingneighbortheclosestthingtoafriend,andajudgmentaloldersisterhisrelentlessenemy,it'sallhecandotostayafloat.Thiscolorfulandcomicnewcollectionofinterrelatedstoriesfeaturingtheauthor'shaplessalteregoisthefirstoffivebooksintheJackHenryseries,praisedbyBooklistfortheir"hilarious,exquisitelypainful,andutterlyon-targetdepiction"ofaboy'slife.ThistitlehasCommonCoreconnections.,