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The janitor's boy

Fifth grader Jack finds himself the target of ridicule at school when it becomes known that his father is one of the janitors, and he turns his anger onto his father.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Clements, Andrew, 1949-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2000.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Janitors > Juvenile fiction. Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Fifth grader Jack finds himself the target of ridicule at school when it becomes known that his father is one of the janitors, and he turns his anger onto his father.
Physical Description:	140 p.
ISBN:	0689818181 076714004993 (pbk.) 9780689835858
Author Notes:	Andrew Clements was born in Camden, New Jersey on May 7, 1949. He received a bachelor's degree in literature from Northwestern University and master's degree in teaching from National Louis University. Before becoming a full-time author, he taught in the public schools north of Chicago for seven years, was a singer-songwriter, and worked in publishing. He is well known for his picture book texts, but it was his middle school novel, Frindle, that was a breakthrough for his writing career. Frindle won numerous awards including the Georgia Children's Book Award, the Sasquatch Children's Book Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Year 2000 Young Hoosier Book Award. His other works include The Landry News, The Janitor's Boy, No Talking, Things Not Seen, Things Hoped For, and Things That Are. (Bowker Author Biography)