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Cracker Jackson

Betsy Cromer Byars

1985125 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1985
first published
  • 1985Bodley Head · 126 pages · ENGISBN 9780370308593
  • 1985Viking Kestrel · 147 pages · ENGISBN 9780670805464
  • 1986Puffin Books · 146 pages · ENGISBN 9780140318814
  • 1987Chivers · 160 pages · ENGISBN 9780745104935
  • 1996Red Fox · 125 pages · ENGISBN 9780099426110
  • 1996Chivers Audio Books · ENGISBN 9780745184630
  • 1988Nelson Thornes Ltd · 128 pagesISBN 9780333436684
  • 1999Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780808584636
AdventurousWhimsicalShort read

After attempting to save his ex-babysitter from wife abuse, Cracker Jackson gains an adult insight into the sadness of failed heroics.

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MoodPlayful

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

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Written forMiddle grade

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