<Tab/>The author of this novel is Jack Gantos. Jack Gantos is a man who does not easily give up on his goals. Throughout the whole novel, his goal of becoming a writer had never diminished. The whole novel A Hole In My Life was about his own personal life. He grew up with the talent and desire for reading and writing. Jack wanted to go to college but he didn't …showed first 75 words of 831 total…

…showed last 75 words of 831 total…earlier than expected. When Jack was offered the chance to sail the boat to New York City, knowing there was drugs in there, he quickly agreed without hesitating for a few seconds to think about consequences. Sooner or later, Jack was punished and he had learned his lesson. Jack mainly wrote this book to inform others about his mistake, and hopefully let the readers learn that you should never give up and take life seriously.