I Am Jack
Sydney
:
HarperCollins Australia
,
2000
Z140533
2000
single work
single work
children's fiction
children's
children's
'Eleven-year-old Jack suffers terrible headaches as he worries that his grandmother will soon die, his mother's boyfriend will move in—or leave—and especially that the school bully will get revenge for Jack's ill-timed joke at his expense’ (source: NLA).
Super Jack
SuperJack
Pymble
:
HarperCollins Australia
,
2003
Z1065018
2003
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Super Jack, like I Am Jack is funny, even hilarious at times. He’s a terrific kid, but he’s got challenges to face like every kid. There’s a new person in Jack’s life– LEO, the son of the sort-of-step-dad Rob. What’s twelve year old Jack supposed to do? His family is just fine with Nanna, Mum, his sister Samantha, Rob and Anna and the Napoli’s nearby. Jack doesn’t want Leo in his bedroom and work-shed. Is Leo taking his place with Jack’s sort-of-step-dad Rob and Mum? What does Rob moving in mean?
'Jack’s Grandad has passed away, but he knows Grandad is watching after them all. And Nanna is always there. She loves bargains and keeps buying cheap purple glow-in-the-dark underpants that no one wants to wear. She’s a bit deaf, her teeth fall out sometimes, but she’s wise and Jack loves her. Nanna’s getting wobblier and can’t live by herself anymore. Jack’s worried about Nanna.
'There’s always things to think about – bush fires and the news. Who would light a fire deliberately? There’s so much happening in the world with war and peace marches. Then there’s the neighbourhood Italian girl Anna. Her parents run the Napoli’s Delicioso Fruitology Market and Anna makes Jack feel red and hot.
'It’s holiday time and they’re all headed up North for a beach holiday – Jack, Mum, Nanna, Samantha, Rob, Ann and Leo – and Jack’s got a lot to work out.' (Publication summary)
Always Jack
Pymble
:
HarperCollins Australia
,
2010
Z1734266
2010
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Jack's life seems to get more complicated as he gets older, and this year's a doozy. His mum and sister wants to call their new house Sunflower, his friendship with Anna might be turning into something more, and his mum and her partner want to get married! But overshadowing all that, his mum finds out she's sick - and it's going to take all Jack's humour and courage to deal with it. A funny and touching look at the effect of breast cancer on families.' (From the publisher's website.)
Being Jack
Sydney
:
HarperCollins Australia
,
2014
8454961
2014
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Jack is in Year 6 now and still loves his photography, surfing, and crazy family. Things are going well for him, particularly at school where he isn't bullied any more. But he notices that his best friend Christopher is being taunted and is starting to miss school and hiding out and avoiding everyone. And when a football match turns ugly and Jack and Christopher witness some unfair dirty play, they know that, again, the bullying has to stop. ' (Publication summary)
'Susanne Gervay was in Adelaide recently, a recipient of a Creative Time Residential Fellowship from the May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust. We met a Cibo's coffee shop in Hutt St to shear some thoughts about writing and her work. Before we met I naturally googles and found much of the same sort of information that you can easily find out about authors, but there were several things that intrigued me.' (Introduction)
'Susanne Gervay was in Adelaide recently, a recipient of a Creative Time Residential Fellowship from the May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust. We met a Cibo's coffee shop in Hutt St to shear some thoughts about writing and her work. Before we met I naturally googles and found much of the same sort of information that you can easily find out about authors, but there were several things that intrigued me.' (Introduction)
