Text copyright © 2013 by Tommy Greenwald
Illustrations copyright © 2013 by Melissa Mendes
Published by Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press is a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Greenwald, Tom.
Jack Strong takes a stand / Tommy Greenwald; illustrated by Melissa Mendes. — First edition.
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Summary: Tired of being forced to participate in sports and take extra lessons and tutoring to become well-rounded in anticipation of college, middle-schooler Jack Strong stages a sit-in on his couch until his parents ease up.
ISBN 978-1-59643-836-1 (hardback) — ISBN 978-1-59643-838-5 (ebook)
[1. Family life—Fiction. 2. Strikes and lockouts—Fiction. 3. Middle schools—Fiction. 4. Schools—Fiction. 5. Humorous stories.] I. Title.
PZ7.G8523Jac 2013
[Fic]—dc23
2013001325
eISBN 9781596438385
First hardcover edition, 2013
eBook edition, September 2013