A review by apotts
The Trouble in Me by Jack Gantos

4.0

I picked this book up thrilled that there was an entire book about Scary Gary, a character from a much-loved short story we use in my classroom ("The Follower"). I was not disappointed. Delving into the psyche of a teen looking for a role model, Jack Gantos finds the worst role model out there, and effectively tells the tale of how he began to let himself be led astray. While I use the short story "The Follower" in my 6th grade classroom, The Trouble in Me is not entirely appropriate for eleven and twelve year-olds. There are sections that would be great companions to "The Follower" but the book as a whole is more for high school.