The Worst Sleepover

Hey Jack! #7

by Sally Rippin

Jack loves sleeping at Jem's house. He has so many cool games! But why is Jem acting so weird?

Genres: Childrens

Paperback

First published July 1, 2012

About the author

Sally Rippin was born in Darwin, but grew up mainly in South-East Asia. As a young adult she lived in China for three years, studying traditional Chinese painting. Sally has over seventy books published, many of them award-winning, including two novels for young adults. Her most recent work includes the highly acclaimed children’s novel Angel Creek and the popular Billie B Brown books, which became the highest selling series for 6-8 year olds in Australia within the first year of their release. Sally is Australia’s highest selling female author and her Billie B Brown books have sold more than 4.5 million copies in 14 languages.
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Sally is a popular presenter in schools and at literary festivals both in Australia and overseas and has a regular program on 3RRR interviewing children’s authors and industry professionals. She is a passionate ambassador for the 100 Story Building creative writing centre for marginalized youth and has mentored many emerging writers and illustrators. Recently, she and her partner co-founded Story Peddlers, a hand-made performance tent that packs away into a custom-built bike, with the aim of bringing back the art of the roving storyteller.

Reviews

[Marika Gillis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I stumbled across a bunch of Hey, Jack! books at the thrift store and bought every single one. These books are an ideal reading level for young readers who are ready to read more mature chapter books, but don't yet have the reading ability to do so without frustration. My daughter was able to successfully read this book out loud to me, and the confusion and miscommunication Jack had with his friend at the sleepover resonated with her as she recently attended her first sleepover. We both enjoyed reading this book. (less)

[Paula Greenfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jack is spending the night at Jem's house. What's going on with them? Is Jem not happy?

[Justin Castillo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice lesson. Play is a sharing experience.

[Yuvain D · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was nice

[Andy Hickman · Rating 4 out of 5]

7 - Sally Rippin, “Hey Jack! The Worst Sleepover” (Richmond, Victoria, Aust: Hardie Grant Egmont, 2012).
“Jack is so angry he feels like he might explode.” (p33)
“Jem laughs. 'You should have seen your face when you tasted Mum's curry,' he says. 'You went all red like a baboon's bottom.'
Jack frown. 'I haven't eaten spicy food before,' he says. 'It's not my fault!'” (p37)