num_pages: 84
description: When twelve-year-old Jack finds out that his apprentice job working for a bookkeeper does not involve keeping books safe, he leaves for the market city of Aberbog, where he peddles ideas, notions, and concepts, and wins the heart of the town.
language: English
title: The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
titlecomplete: The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
genres: Middle Grade, Canada, Adventure, Humor
ratings_count: 91
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize
publisher: Groundwood Books