Hole in my life by jack gantos6/1/2023 ![]() ![]() His sentence could have gone so much worse. So many things conspired to keep him safe and out of relative harm during his stay. I found the description of his time in prison (15 months in the federal pen for smuggling hash) fascinating. I found myself screaming at the book “don’t you SEE what you are doing to yourself?” ![]() ![]() He didn't know what to do with the jumble of feelings, so he sought respite in drugs and alcohol. Here was a kid trying to find his place in the world. This boy who always wanted to be a writer but felt as though he had nothing to write about, this smart kid with no self-esteem, this boy seeking to be a man but not understanding how all of these things, these feelings, I understood. I felt the emotions: happiness, pain, sorrow, fear and so many more as he felt them. I crewed the ship from Florida to NY with him, and ran from the law. I felt as though I was with Newberry Award Winner Jack Gantos on his search for self. Hole in My life is compelling and interesting. I did what anyone who knows Geri would have done, I shut up and checked out the book!Īt first I wondered why she wanted me to read this odd yellow covered book written way back in 2002 about a man I have never heard of. She had but one: Hole in My Life IS the book you WILL read for this. ![]() When I knew I needed to read a biography (not my normal choice for reading) book for my class, I turned to a friend/librarian for some suggestions. ![]()
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