Jacky Ha-Ha

Contributors

By James Patterson

By Chris Grabenstein

Illustrated by Kerascoët

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Mar 21, 2016
Page Count
384 pages
ISBN-13
9780316262491
Age Range
8–12

Price

$36.99

Price

$46.99 CAD

In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel, get to know Jacky Ha-Ha, a funny class clown who loves to make people laugh—even when everything else in her life feels anything but silly.

With her irresistible urge to tell a joke in every situation—even when she really, really shouldn’t—twelve-year-old Jacky Ha-Ha loves to make people laugh. And cracking wise helps distract her from thinking about not-so-funny things in her life, like her mom serving in a dangerous, faraway war, and a dad who’s hardly ever home.

But no matter how much fun Jacky has, she can’t seem to escape her worries. So one starlit night, she makes a promise to keep her family together…even if she has to give up the one thing that makes her happy. But can she stop being Jacky Ha-Ha, if that’s who she really is?

Don’t miss Jacky Ha-Ha’s other hilarious stories: Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life is a Joke and Jacky Ha-Ha Gets the Last Laugh!  

Series:

  • A #1 New York Times Bestseller!
    A Parents' Choice Award Winner!A National Parenting Products Award Winner!
  • "...Jacky is the best yet. Fun, smart, emotionally engaging, Jacky is a character that young readers will love spending time with."
    Kirkus Reviews
  • "Readers will find Jacky entertaining.... the art is playful and fun. This title is sure to have high circulation among fans of Patterson's previous works."
    School Library Journal
  • "The story is stuffed with page-turning pranks, and the swoopy b&w cartoons from Kerascoët only add to Jacky's untamed energy.... The novel is sure to amuse and encourage readers who don't have it all figured out just yet."
    Publisher's Weekly
  • "Smart, funny, and immensely likable, Jacky is a colorful narrator and an increasingly interesting character, and her struggles will strike a chord with many readers.... The many black-and-white cartoon-style drawings increase the book's appeal."
    Booklist
  • "James Patterson has figured out the formula for writing entertaining books for tween readers. Jacky is a wildly engaging character. [The story is] great fun."
    Parents' Choice
  • "Jacky is a genuinely likable and funny protagonist...Kerascoët's black and white illustrations are full of verve and energy, as cartoonish Jacky careens her way through life."
    BCCB

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James Patterson

About the Author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time―an Edgar, ten-time Emmy, and Literarian-award-winning creator of beloved series including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, Michael Crichton, and Viola Davis, as well as #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich.

Learn more at jamespatterson.com

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Kerascoët

About the Illustrator

Kerascoët is the pseudonym for New York Times bestselling husband and wife team Sebastien Cosset and Marie Pommepuy, whose comics and graphic novel work Publishers Weekly has called “unforgettable.” They work in ink and watercolor. They recently illustrated Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai and James Patterson’s Jacky Ha-Ha. They live in Paris, France.

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