Jack Gantos' interesting life has provided the raw material for many of his books. Rotten Ralph, for example, was inspired by an aggressive red cat that he once owned. The Jack Henry middle-grade fiction series was based on Gantos' own adventures as a boy. The Joey Pigza books resulted from Gantos' interactions with children with ADHD. And the teen book Hole in My Life tells the true story of the time Gantos spent 18 months in prison. Watch the interview to learn more about him and read a short biography about his life. Includes an interview transcript and a selected list of his books.