The Trouble in Me - Hardcover

"Eloquent, unflinching and darkly funny, The Trouble in Me chronicles a boy's initiation into manhood--one warped version of it, anyway." --Chicago Tribune

"The book has an unsettling power ... A gutsy ... cautionary romp." --The New York Times Book Review

"[An] incendiary fictionalized memoir ... Abundant style and substance makes this an irresistible cautionary tale ... Gantos has won a Newbery Medal, Printz Honor, Sibert Honor, and countless hearts. Readers will want to know how he became one of a kind." --Booklist, starred review

"Gantos's characteristic humor and keen observation of the fragile teen psyche combine with heartbreaking authenticity in this unflinching look at how a good kid can easily go down a wrong path ... Hand this to the so-called "bad" kids, the lost kids, and the ones struggling to find their way." --School Library Journal, starred review

"Full of 'don't try this at home' moments ... Jack's interior monologue also has a heartbreaking edge." --Publishers Weekly

"Readers will laugh ... at Jack's reckless antics and lack of impulse control, but they will probably also sympathize with his deep itch to make a change." --Kirkus Reviews