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An autobiographical novel that captures a pivotal time in the life of 14-year-old Jack Gantos opens when Jack and his family move to Fort Lauderdale, where young Jack becomes mesmerized by a rebellious neighbor who has just served time for car theft, a fixation that causes Jack to embark on a dangerous course that leads to his imprisonment as described in Hole in My Life. This summer episode is a fictionalized look at a critical juncture in the author's own adolescence. He struggled to distance himself from his father's derogatory comments about his size and worth. Gantos didn’t think much of himself & was easily led off course. AR 6.1 RC 7.6 Lexile 970 IL 7-10. | |