num_pages: 281
description: Everybody in Jack's family seems to be brilliant - apart from Jack and his downtrodden dog Zero. Even his little sister can beat him at swimming. But Jack's uncle Parker has come up with a plan to make him and Zero shine: they'll pretend that Jack can tell the future! If only they could foresee what chaos the plan will cause.Helen Cresswell is the much-loved writer of over 40 children's books. She's the author of classics such as Lizzie Dripping as well as having adapted The Demon Headmaster for television. She has been runner-up for the Carnegie Medal four times.
language: English
title: Ordinary Jack
titlecomplete: Ordinary Jack
genres: Middle Grade, 20th Century, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Kids, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 779
places: Aysham
series: The Bagthorpe Saga
publisher: Oxford Univ Pr