From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Dead End in Norvelt, nine
semi-autobiographical stories that will make you laugh so hard it
hurts
In Jack on the Tracks, fifth-grader Jack Henry is hoping for fresh
adventure when he moves to a new home in Miami with his family, but he
can't escape his old worrying ways. He worries about being fascinated
with all things gross and disgusting. He worries about his crazy
French-obsessed schoolteacher. And most of all he worries about worrying
so much.
In this cycle of interrelated stories, there may be light at the end of
the tunnel, if only Jack can get on the right track to survive his
outrageous year.
This title has Common Core connections.