Ordinary Jack (The Bagthorpe Saga #1)
Helen Cresswell
Eleven-year-old Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish himself as a modern-day prophet.
Read Time: ~2.1 hr
Cracker Jackson
by Betsy Byars (1996)
About this book
After attempting to save his ex-babysitter from wife abuse, Cracker Jackson gains an adult insight into the sadness of failed heroics.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreCracker Jackson Lead Character
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