That's a Fact, Jack! (lost edutainment game predecessor to "You Don't Know Jack"; 1996-1999)

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That's a Fact, Jack!, also known as That's a Fact, Jack! Read and TFJ, is a 1990s interactive edutainment CD-ROM game made for grades 3-10. The game takes 5/10[1] school books and turns them into game-show styled questions to test the students' reading and thinking skills using writing questions, inferential questions, hypothetical questions, and "Use It or Lose It", which is basically a true-or-false question.[2][3]

This game is accompanied by a host called Jack Patterson (acted and voiced by Patrick Heupel)[4] who talks in a way that interacted with the students realistically. The game was a fan favourite among students and teachers[5] and won awards in its time,[6] but that isn't to say it didn't have any flaws.[7][8]

History

In 1989, Harry Gottlieb founded Learn Television, an educational learning company. Learn Television was first known for releasing the 1991 movie "The Mind's Treasure Chest". In 1994, Gottlieb also founded the company Jellyvision, a video game development company.

Learn Television partnered with Follett Software Company to create "That's a Fact, Jack!" for Macintosh systems.[9] At the same time, Jellyvision partnered with Berkeley Systems to make "You Don't Know Jack", a more adult version of TFJ. Both games were in development simultaneously, but YDKJ released in September 1995, and TFJ released in April 1996.[10]

TFJ first released with around 25 books under its belt.[11] Later down the line, Follett Software Company gave the distribution rights to Tom Snyder Productions at January 29th 1999,[12] after around 300 books were covered and a total of 60 CDs were released.[13] After the change of distribution rights, the title got changed to "That's a Fact, Jack! Read", the game got releases on Windows systems and the CDs were republished with new logos and 10 books covered per CD instead of just 5. Afterwards, 150 more books were covered and the amount of released CDs shrinked to just 45 CDs.[14] There were plans for Tom Snyder Productions to make 100 more titles, but that never happened.[11]

Information

Currently, all 45 titles are lost. The only things that remain of the game itself are these screenshots and this demo video which was taken from this flash file. Only 2 discs have actual images online, showcased in the gallery.

Since they're more updated, as well as for the sake of simplicity, the following list will use Tom Snyder's titles. You may feel free to read up on Follett's titles here. This list isn't definitive, and may be updated at any time with new libraries/schools or new discoveries. This list is also as accurate as WorldCat is, so apologies if a status is incorrect..

(Information here taken from Tom Snyder's site,[14] WorldCat,[15] and other libraries if found.) (More stuff can be found at the bottom of this list, recommended to see them.) (Each hyperlink is different from the last in terms of the status.)
Titles Books Status
TFJ Read 01:

Examining Values (Grades 3-5)

  1. Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon - by Paula Danziger
  2. A Bear Called Paddington - by Michael Bond
  3. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - by Barbara Robinson
  4. Mr. Popper's Penguins - by Richard & Florence Atwater
  5. On My Honor - by Marion Dane Bauer
  6. The Richest Kids in Town - by Peg Kehret
  7. The Stories Julian Tells - by Ann Cameron
  8. Superfudge - by Judy Blume
  9. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - by Judy Blume
  10. Wanted... Mud Blossom - by Betsy Byars
 Lost, listed in Columbus, Ohio and Mansfield, Ohio
TFJ Read 02:

Coping with Fear (Grades 6-8)

  1. The Face on the Milk Carton - by Caroline B. Cooney
  2. Whatever Happened to Janie? - by Caroline B. Cooney
  3. New World - by Gillian Cross
  4. Don’t Look Behind You - by Lois Duncan
  5. Where it Stops, Nobody Knows - by Amy Ehrlich
  6. Slake's Limbo - by Felice Holman
  7. Countdown - by Ben Mikaelsen
  8. The Fear Place - by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  9. Sniper - by Theodore Taylor
  10. Loch - by Paul Zindel
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 03:

The Ways Families Work (Grades 8-10)

  1. Baby Be-Bop - by Francesca Lia Block
  2. Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys - by Francesca Lia Block
  3. Missing Angel Juan - by Francesca Lia Block
  4. Weetzie Bat - by Francesca Lia Block
  5. Witch Baby - by Francesca Lia Block
  6. Midnight Hour Encores - by Bruce Brooks
  7. Night Kites - by M. E. Kerr
  8. Political Timber - by Chris Lynch
  9. Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida - by Victor Martinez
  10. The Pigman - by Paul Zindel
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 04:

Fitting in at School (Grades 3-5)

  1. Freckle Juice - by Judy Blume
  2. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - by Beverly Cleary
  3. Frindle - by Andrew Clements
  4. Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade - by Barthe DeClements
  5. Harriet the Spy - by Louise Fitzhugh
  6. Fourth-Grade Celebrity - by Patricia Reilly Giff
  7. Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub - by Jamie Gilson
  8. This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! - by Gordon Korman
  9. The Best School Year Ever - by Barbara Robinson
  10. Fourth Grade Rats - by Jerry Spinelli
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 05:

Adventures in Exciting Places (Grades 6-8)

  1. Watership Down - by Richard Adams
  2. The Place of Lions - by Eric Campbell
  3. The Shark Callers - by Eric Campbell
  4. Mariel of Redwall - by Brian Jacques
  5. Mattimeo - by Brian Jacques
  6. Redwall - by Brian Jacques
  7. A Swiftly Tilting Planet - by Madeleine L'Engle
  8. The Call of the Wild - by Jack London
  9. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - by Mark Twain
  10. A Plague of Sorcerers - by Mary Frances Zambreno
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 06:

Sports and Life (Grades 8-10)

  1. The Moves Make the Man - by Bruce Brooks
  2. Running Loose - by Chris Crutcher
  3. Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes - by Chris Crutcher
  4. The Crazy Horse Electric Game - by Chris Crutcher
  5. Tears of a Tiger - by Sharon M. Draper
  6. At Risk - by Alice Hoffman
  7. The Contender - by Robert Lipsyte
  8. Iceman - by Chris Lynch
  9. Shadow Boxer - by Chris Lynch
  10. Hoops - by Walter Dean Myers
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 07:

Self Discovery (Grades 3-5)

  1. Top Wing - by Matt Christopher
  2. Undercover Tailback - by Matt Christopher
  3. Henry Huggins - by Beverly Cleary
  4. Matilda - by Roald Dahl
  5. Honus and Me - by Dan Gutman
  6. Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley and Me, Elizabeth - by E.L. Konigsburg
  7. The Toilet Paper Tigers - by Gordon Korman
  8. Flower Girls #2: Daisy - by Kathleen Leverich
  9. Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! - by Stephen Manes
  10. Roots in the Outfield - by Jane Zirpoli
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 08:

Struggles for Acceptance (Grades 6-8)

  1. Dakota Dream - by James Bennett
  2. When the Legends Die - by Hal Borland
  3. Children of the River - by Linda Crew
  4. Waiting for the Rain - by Sheila Gordon
  5. Arilla Sun Down - by Virginia Hamilton
  6. A Circle Unbroken - by Sollace Hotze
  7. The Brave - by Robert Lipsyte
  8. Slot Machine - by Chris Lynch
  9. Sing Down the Moon - by Scott O'Dell
  10. Beyond Safe Boundaries - by Margaret Sacks
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 09:

Fantasy and Adventure (Grades 8-10)

  1. The Dark Is Rising - by Susan Cooper
  2. Phoenix Rising - by Karen Hesse
  3. Owl in Love - by Patrice Kindl
  4. The Eyes of the Dragon - by Stephen King
  5. The Hero and the Crown - by Robin McKinley
  6. Shadow of the Red Moon - by Walter Dean Myers
  7. Sabriel - by Garth Nix
  8. Shade's Children - by Garth Nix
  9. Z for Zachariah - by Robert C. O'Brien
  10. The Golden Compass - by Philip Pullman
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 10:

Magic and Imagination (Grades 3-5)

  1. The Indian in the Cupboard - by Lynne Reid Banks
  2. A Brush with Magic - by William J. Brooke
  3. Flat Stanley - by Jeff Brown
  4. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - by Roald Dahl
  5. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - by Roald Dahl
  6. Seven-Day Magic - by Edward Eager
  7. Fat Men from Space - by Daniel Pinkwater
  8. Stinker from Space - by Pamela F. Service
  9. The Mennyms - by Sylvia Waugh
  10. The Disappearing Bike Shop - by Elvira Woodruff
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 11:

Family Life (Grades 6-8)

  1. Is Anybody There? - by Eve Bunting
  2. Up Country - by Alden R. Carter
  3. The Man in the Ceiling - by Jules Feiffer
  4. Daphne’s Book - by Mary Downing Hahn
  5. Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me - by Julie Johnston
  6. Somewhere in the Darkness - by Walter Dean Myers
  7. Molly by Any Other Name - by Jean Davies Okimoto
  8. The Year Without Michael - by Susan Beth Pfeffer
  9. The Rain Catchers - by Jean Thesman
  10. Belle Prater’s Bo - by Ruth White
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 12:

Family Glue (Grades 3-5)

  1. Family Tree - by Katherine Ayres
  2. Sharing Susan - by Eve Bunting
  3. Nekomah Creek - by Linda Crew
  4. Coaster - by Betsy Duffey
  5. Sarah, Plain and Tall - by Patricia MacLachlan
  6. Skylark - by Patricia MacLachlan
  7. Under the Bridge - by Ellen Kindt McKenzie
  8. Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid - by Walter Dean Myers
  9. Mick Harte Was Here - by Barbara Park
  10. Bel-Air Bambi and the Mall Rats - by Richard Peck
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 13:

Loyalty and Honor (Grades 6-8)

  1. The Iron Ring - by Lloyd Alexander
  2. The Chocolate War - by Robert Cormier
  3. Quest for a Maid - by Frances Mary Hendry
  4. The Day They Came to Arrest the Book - by Nat Hentoff
  5. A Murder for Her Majesty - by Beth Hilgartner
  6. California Blue - by David Klass
  7. Wrestling with Honor - by David Klass
  8. Scorpions - by Walter Dean Myers
  9. The Hobbit - by J.R.R. Tolkien
  10. The Thief - by Megan Whalen Turner
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 14:

Growing up in Difficult Situations (Grades 3-5)

  1. A Lion to Guard Us - by Clyde Robert Bulla
  2. Monkey Island - by Paula Fox
  3. Journey - by Patricia MacLachlan
  4. Junebug - by Alice Mead
  5. Bridge to Terabithia - by Katherine Paterson
  6. Flip-Flop Girl - by Katherine Paterson
  7. The Great Gilly Hopkins - by Katherine Paterson
  8. The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates - by Susan Shreve
  9. A Taste of Blackberries - by Doris Buchanan Smith
  10. The Bully of Barkham Street - by Mary Stolz
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 15:

Worlds That Could Be (Grades 6-8)

  1. The Illyrian Adventure - by Lloyd Alexander
  2. The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen - by Lloyd Alexander
  3. Eva - by Peter Dickinson
  4. The Ear, The Eye and The Arm - by Nancy Farmer
  5. Invitation to the Game - by Monica Hughes
  6. The Giver - by Lois Lowry
  7. The Girl Who Owned a City - by O.T. Nelson
  8. Animal Farm - by George Orwell
  9. River Rats - by Caroline Stevermer
  10. User Unfriendly - by Vivian Vande Velde
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 16:

Nature and Survival (Grades 3-5)

  1. The Barn - by Avi
  2. Quake! - by Joe Cottonwood
  3. 4B Goes Wild - by Jamie Gilson
  4. The Music of Dolphins - by Karen Hesse
  5. Toughboy and Sister - by Kirkpatrick Hill
  6. Spotting the Leopard - by Anna Myers
  7. Island of the Blue Dolphins - by Scott O’Dell
  8. White Water - by P.J. Petersen
  9. Night of the Twisters - by Ivy Ruckman
  10. Red Dog - by Bill Wallace
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 17:

World History (Grades 6-8)

  1. Catherine, Called Birdy - by Karen Cushman
  2. The Midwife’s Apprentice - by Karen Cushman
  3. A Girl Named Disaster - by Nancy Farmer
  4. Against the Storm - by Gaye Hiçyılmaz (Gaye Hicyilmaz)
  5. Fallen Angels - by Walter Dean Myers
  6. No Turning Back - by Beverly Naidoo
  7. The Pearl - by John Steinbeck
  8. The Ramsay Scallo - by Frances Temple
  9. Tonight, by Sea - by Frances Temple
  10. Dragon’s Gate - by Laurence Yep
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 18:

Mystery and Adventure (Grades 3-5)

  1. Tuck Everlasting - by Natalie Babbitt
  2. The Dark Stairs - by Betsy Byars
  3. The Warm Place - by Nancy Farmer
  4. The Whipping Boy - by Sid Fleischman
  5. Wait Till Helen Comes - by Mary Downing Hahn
  6. Bunnicula - by Deborah Howe & James Howe
  7. The Celery Stalks at Midnight - by James Howe
  8. Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective - by Donald J. Sobol
  9. Stuart Little - by E.B. White
  10. The Ghosts of Mercy Manor - by Betty Ren Wright
 Lost, listed in Mansfield, Ohio
TFJ Read 19:

Lessons We Learn from Others (Grades 6-8)

  1. The Ancient One - by T. A. Barron
  2. Devil's Bridge - by Cynthia DeFelice
  3. Letters to Julia - by Barbara Ware Holmes
  4. Up a Road Slowly - by Irene Hunt
  5. A Summer to Die - by Lois Lowry
  6. Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff - by Walter Dean Myers
  7. The Little Prince - by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
  8. The Dear One - by Jacqueline Woodson
  9. Calling on Dragons - by Patricia C. Wrede
  10. Dealing with Dragons - by Patricia C. Wrede
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 20:

Discrimination and Prejudice (Grades 3-5)

  1. The Family Under the Bridge - by Natalie Savage Carlson
  2. Echohawk - by Lynda Durrant
  3. The Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito - by Sheila Garrigue
  4. Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs - by Jamie Gilson
  5. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson - by Bette Bao Lord
  6. Number the Stars - by Lois Lowry
  7. Lisa’s War - by Carol Matas
  8. Jip: His Story - by Katherine Paterson
  9. Finding Buck McHenry - by Alfred Slote
  10. Hide and Seek - by Ida Vos
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 21:

Ethnic Identity (Grades 6-8)

  1. The Talking Earth - by Jean Craighead George
  2. Letters from Rifka - by Karen Hesse
  3. April and the Dragon Lady - by Lensey Namioka
  4. Pacific Crossing - by Gary Soto
  5. Taking Sides - by Gary Soto
  6. Alphabet City Ballet - by Erika Tamar
  7. Timothy of the Cay - by Theodore Taylor
  8. Grab Hands and Run - by Frances Temple
  9. Child of the Owl - by Laurence Yep
  10. The Case of the Goblin Pearls - by Laurence Yep
 Lost, listed in Raleigh, North Carolina
TFJ Read 22:

Dealing with Disabilities (Grades 3-5)

  1. My Name is Brain Brian - by Jeanne Betancourt
  2. The Secret Garden - by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  3. Mieko and the Fifth Treasure - by Eleanor Coerr
  4. Crazy Lady! - by Jane Leslie Conly
  5. Do Bananas Chew Gum? - by Jamie Gilson
  6. Yellow Bird and Me - by Joyce Hansen
  7. Going to See Grassy Ella - by Kathryn Lance
  8. The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear - by Susan Shreve
  9. The Trouble with Tuck - by Theodore Taylor
  10. The Trumpet of the Swan - by E.B. White
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 23:

Fantastic Adventure (Grades 6-8)

  1. The Mystery of the Cupboard - by Lynne Reid Banks
  2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - by Lewis Carroll
  3. The Boggart - by Susan Cooper
  4. The Boggart and the Monster - by Susan Cooper
  5. The Night Room - by E. M. Goldman
  6. Kokopelli's Flute - by Will Hobbs
  7. Alien Secrets - by Annette Curtis Klause
  8. Freaky Friday - by Mary Rodgers
  9. The Duplicate - by William Sleator
  10. Song of the Gargoyle - by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 24:

Animal Stories (Grades 3-5)

  1. Tornado - by Betsy Byars
  2. The Black Stallion - by Walter Farley
  3. Old Yeller - by Fred Gipson
  4. Savage Sam - by Fred Gipson
  5. Misty of Chincoteague - by Marguerite Henry
  6. Babe: the Gallant Pig - by Dick King-Smith
  7. The Last Wolf of Ireland - by Elona Malterre
  8. The Rescuers - by Margery Sharp
  9. Agnes the Sheep - by William Taylor
  10. Charlotte’s Web - by E.B. White
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 25:

Love and Its Problems (Grades 6-8)

  1. Thwonk - by Joan Bauer
  2. Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. - by Judy Blume
  3. Curtis Piperfield's Biggest Fan - by Lisa Fiedler
  4. Babes in the Woods - by Chris Lynch
  5. Johnny Chesthair - by Chris Lynch
  6. Ladies' Choice - by Chris Lynch
  7. Scratch and the Sniffs - by Chris Lynch
  8. The Wolf Gang - by Chris Lynch
  9. Those Summer Girls I Never Met - by Richard Peck
  10. Wonder - by Rachel Vail
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 26:

American History Before 1900 (Grades 3-5)

  1. The Secret Valley - by Clyde Robert Bulla
  2. Prairie Songs - by Pam Conrad
  3. Morning Girl - by Michael Dorris
  4. Facing West: A Story of the Oregon Trail - by Kathleen V. Kudlinski
  5. Little House on Rocky Ridge - by Roger Lea MacBride
  6. All-of-a-Kind Family - by Sydney Taylor
  7. The Indian School - by Gloria Whelan
  8. Little House on the Prairie - by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  9. Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail - by Elvira Woodruff
  10. George Washington's Socks - by Elvira Woodruff
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 27:

The American Civil War (Grades 6-8)

  1. Charley Skedaddle - by Patricia Beatty
  2. Bigger - by Patricia Calvert
  3. Becca’s Story - by James D. Forman
  4. Rifles for Watie - by Harold Keith
  5. Letters from a Slave Girl - by Mary E. Lyons
  6. Shades of Gray - by Carolyn Reeder
  7. In My Father's House - by Ann Rinaldi
  8. Wolf by the Ears - by Ann Rinaldi
  9. Mr. Lincoln's Drummer - by G. Clifton Wisler
  10. Red Cap - by G. Clifton Wisler
 Lost, listed in Pueblo, Colorado
TFJ Read 28:

Learning Our Strengths (Grades 3-5)

  1. Dear Mr. Henshaw - by Beverly Cleary
  2. Yolonda's Genius - by Carol Fenner
  3. Hound Heaven - by Linda Oatman High
  4. The Original Freddie Ackerman - by Hadley Irwin
  5. Baby - by Patricia MacLachlan
  6. The Pushcart War - by Jean Merrill
  7. The Westing Game - by Ellen Raskin
  8. The Terrible, Wonderful Tellin' at Hog Hammock - by Kim Siegelson
  9. Maniac Magee - by Jerry Spinelli
  10. Last Summer with Maizon - by Jacqueline Woodson
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 29:

Survival (Grades 6-8)

  1. Face to Face - by Marion Dane Bauer
  2. Flight #116 is Down - by Caroline B. Cooney
  3. Incident at Hawk's Hill - by Allan W. Eckert
  4. Julie - by Jean Craighead George
  5. Julie of the Wolves - by Jean Craighead George
  6. My Side of the Mountain - by Jean Craighead George
  7. Hatchet - by Gary Paulsen
  8. The Haymeadow - by Gary Paulsen
  9. The River - by Gary Paulsen
  10. Woodsong - by Gary Paulsen
 Lost, listed in Mansfield, Ohio
TFJ Read 30:

Adventure (Grades 3-5)

  1. Racso and the Rats of NIMH - by Jane Leslie Conly
  2. Flash Fir - by Caroline B. Cooney
  3. Gone-Away Lake - by Elizabeth Enright
  4. Jim Ugly - by Sid Fleischman
  5. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - by E.L. Konigsburg
  6. The Borrowers - by Mary Norton
  7. Someone Was Watching - by David Patneaude
  8. The Wainscott Weasel - by Tor Seidler
  9. Abel's Island - by William Steig
  10. The Twin in the Tavern - by Barbara Brooks Wallace
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 31:

Jewish Experiences in World War II (Grades 6-8)

  1. Tunes for Bears to Dance to - by Robert Cormier
  2. Summer of My German Soldier - by Bette Greene
  3. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - by Judith Kerr
  4. Alan and Naomi - by Myron Levoy
  5. Daniel's Story - by Carol Matas
  6. Lydia, Queen of Palestine - by Uri Orlev
  7. The Lady with the Hat - by Uri Orlev
  8. The Man from the Other Side - by Uri Orlev
  9. The Shadow Children - by Steven Schnur
  10. The Devil's Arithmetic - by Jane Yolen
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 32:

Other Worlds (Grades 3-5)

  1. The Chocolate Touch - by Patrick Skene Catling
  2. Jennifer Murdley's Toad - by Bruce Coville
  3. James and the Giant Peach - by Roald Dahl
  4. The Wind in the Willows - by Kenneth Grahame
  5. The Phantom Tollbooth - by Norton Juster
  6. A Wrinkle in Time - by Madeleine L'Engle
  7. The Magician's Nephew - by C.S. Lewis
  8. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - by C.S. Lewis
  9. The Moorchild - by Eloise McGraw
  10. The Eyes of Kid Midas - by Neal Shusterman
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 33:

Discrimination and Prejudice in America (Grades 6-8)

  1. Sounder - by William H. Armstrong
  2. You Must Remember This - by Karen L.B. Evans
  3. Deliver Us from Evil - by M.E. Kerr
  4. Beyond the Burning Time - by Kathryn Lasky
  5. Under the Blood-Red Sun - by Graham Salisbury
  6. The Sign of the Beaver - by Elizabeth George Speare
  7. The Witch of Blackbird Pond - by Elizabeth George Speare
  8. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - by Mildred D. Taylor
  9. The Road to Memphis - by Mildred D. Taylor
  10. A Jar of Dreams - by Yoshiko Uchida
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 34:

Surprising Animals (Grades 3-5)

  1. Strider - by Beverly Cleary
  2. Mossflower - by Brian Jacques
  3. Cages - by Peg Kehret
  4. Big Red - by James Kjelgaard
  5. Seven Spiders Spinning - by Gregory Maguire
  6. Saving Shiloh - by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  7. Shiloh - by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  8. Shiloh Season - by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  9. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - by Robert C. O’Brien
  10. The Cricket in Times Square - by George Selden
 Lost, doesn't have a proper WorldCat page
TFJ Read 35:

The 19th Century in America (Grades 6-8)

  1. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple - by Karen Cushman
  2. Weasel - by Cynthia DeFelice
  3. The Great Brain - by John D. Fitzgerald
  4. The Legend of Jimmy Spoon - by Kristiana Gregory
  5. The Journey Home - by Isabelle Holland
  6. Lyddie - by Katherine Paterson
  7. Mr. Tucket - by Gary Paulsen
  8. Shane - by Jack Schaefer
  9. Bound for Oregon - by Jean Van Leeuwen
  10. Once on This Island - by Gloria Whelan
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 36:

Struggles and Disabilities (Grades 6-8)

  1. Winning - by Robin F. Brancato
  2. The House on Mango Street - by Sandra Cisneros
  3. The Gift-Giver - by Joyce Hansen
  4. Hero of Lesser Causes - by Julie Johnston
  5. Flowers for Algernon - by Daniel Keyes
  6. Freak the Mighty - by Rodman Philbrick
  7. Where the Red Fern Grows - by Wilson Rawls
  8. Colt - by Nancy Springer
  9. Izzy, Willy-Nilly - by Cynthia Voigt
  10. The Man Who Loved Clowns - by June Rae Wood
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 37:

European and Asian Experiences in World War II (Grades 6-8)

  1. Year of Impossible Goodbyes - by Sook Nyul Choi
  2. Crutches - by Peter Härtling (Peter Hartling)
  3. Wish Me Luck - by James Heneghan
  4. Good Night, Mr. Tom - by Michelle Magorian
  5. Stones in Water - by Donna Jo Napoli
  6. The Bomb - by Theodore Taylor
  7. The Cay - by Theodore Taylor
  8. My Brother, My Sister and I - by Yoko Kawashima Watkins
  9. So Far from the Bamboo Grove - by Yoko Kawashima Watkins
  10. The Machine Gunners - by Robert Westall
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 38:

Freedom and Revolution (Grades 6-8)

  1. Nothing but the Truth - by Avi
  2. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - by Avi
  3. My Brother Sam is Dead - by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier
  4. Shadow of a Hero - by Peter Dickinson
  5. Nobody's Family is Going to Change - by Louise Fitzhugh
  6. Johnny Tremain - by Esther Forbes
  7. Summer Endings - by Sollace Hotze
  8. Sarah Bishop - by Scott O'Dell
  9. A Stitch in Time - by Ann Rinaldi
  10. Taste of Salt - by Frances Temple
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 39:

Difficult Friendships (Grades 6-8)

  • Say Goodnight, Gracie - by Julie Reece Deaver
  • The Friends - by Rosa Guy
  • The Planet of Junior Brown - by Virginia Hamilton
  • Tex - by S.E. Hinton
  • That was Then, This is Now - by S.E. Hinton
  • The View from Saturday - by E.L. Konigsburg
  • Silver - by Norma Fox Mazer
  • Princess Ashley - by Richard Peck
  • Remembering the Good Times - by Richard Peck
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - by Mark Twain
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 40:

The 20th Century American Family (Grades 6-8)

  1. Journey of the Sparrows - by Fran Leeper Buss & Daisy Cubias
  2. A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich - by Alice Childress
  3. My Daniel - by Pam Conrad
  4. The Cat Ate My Gymsuit - by Paula Danziger
  5. Good-bye My Wishing Star - by Vicki Grove
  6. It’s Like This, Cat - by Emily Cheney Neville
  7. Park’s Quest - by Katherine Paterson
  8. A Day No Pigs Would Die - by Robert Newton Peck
  9. Treasures in the Dust - by Tracey Porter
  10. The Yearling - by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 41:

Learning to Be an Adult (Grades 6-8)

  1. Flour Babies - by Anne Fine
  2. Losing Joe’s Place - by Gordon Korman
  3. These are the Rules - by Paul Many
  4. The Daydreamer - by Ian McEwan
  5. The Brightest Light - by Colleen O’Shaughnessy McKenna
  6. Anne of Green Gables - by L.M. Montgomery
  7. The Young Landlords - by Walter Dean Myers
  8. The Night the Whole Class Slept Over - by Stella Pevsner
  9. My Name is Sus5an Smith - The 5 is Silent - by Louise Plummer
  10. Dicey’s Song - by Cynthia Voigt
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 42:

Difficult Truths (Grades 6-8)

  1. Cracker Jackson - by Betsy Byars
  2. The Pinballs - by Betsy Byars
  3. What Jamie Saw - by Carolyn Coman
  4. Killing Mr. Griffin - by Lois Duncan
  5. Randall's Wall - by Carol Fenner
  6. The Tulip Touch - by Anne Fine
  7. Teacup Full of Roses - by Sharon Bell Mathis
  8. Out of Control - by Norma Fox Mazer
  9. Liar - by Winifred Morris
  10. I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This - by Jacqueline Woodson
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 43:

Lessons From and About Sports (Grades 6-8)

  1. Choosing Sides - by Ilene Cooper
  2. Stotan! - by Chris Crutcher
  3. Heart of a Champion - by Carl Deuker
  4. In Lane Three, Alex Archer - by Tessa Duder
  5. Backfield Package - by Thomas J. Dygard
  6. Halfback Tough - by Thomas J. Dygard
  7. The Rookie Arrives - by Thomas J. Dygard
  8. The Koufax Dilemma - by Steven Schnur
  9. There’s a Girl in My Hammerlock - by Jerry Spinelli
  10. Striking Out - by Will Weaver
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 44:

Mysteries and the Supernatural (Grades 6-8)

  1. Zoe Rising - by Pam Conrad
  2. Pleasing the Ghost - by Sharon Creech
  3. Locked in Time - by Lois Duncan
  4. Time for Andrew - by Mary Downing Hahn
  5. The House of Dies Drear - by Virginia Hamilton
  6. Secret, Silent Screams - by Joan Lowery Nixon
  7. Whispers from the Dead - by Joan Lowery Nixon
  8. The Spirit House - by William Sleator
  9. Who's There - by Stephanie S. Tolan
  10. The Dollhouse Murders - by Betty Ren Wright
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 45:

Family and Other Kinds of Love (Grades 6-8)

  1. Squashed - by Joan Bauer
  2. Tiger Eyes - by Judy Blume
  3. Amazing Gracie - by A.E. Cannon
  4. Absolutely Normal Chaos - by Sharon Creech
  5. Chasing Redbird - by Sharon Creech
  6. Walk Two Moons - by Sharon Creech
  7. The Outsiders - by S.E. Hinton
  8. Anastasia Krupnik - by Lois Lowry
  9. Missing May - by Cynthia Rylant
  10. The Egypt Game - by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
 Lost, not listed
TFJ Read: A Guide

(Tom Snyder Productions)

N/A, unknown what it's about Lost, not listed
TFJ Write

(Follett Software Company)

N/A, unknown what the difference is Lost, not listed
TFJ Title Discs

(Follett Software Company)

N/A, needs to be looked further into Lost, listed in Columbus, Ohio and Madison, Wisconsin

Gallery

  • TFJ alternate logo

    TFJ alternate logo

  • TFJ Read logo

    TFJ Read logo

  • Promotional TFJ image

    Promotional TFJ image

  • Unnamed TFJ CD taken from Strong Museum of Play

    Unnamed TFJ CD taken from Strong Museum of Play

  • TFJ Disc 31: Jewish Experiences in World War II taken from Strong Museum of Play

    TFJ Disc 31: Jewish Experiences in World War II taken from Strong Museum of Play

  • TFJ ad with a really old logo taken from Media and Methods January/February 1996

    TFJ ad with a really old logo taken from Media and Methods January/February 1996

  • TFJ ad with the alternate logo (TFJ is H.O.T.!) taken from Media and Methods May/June 1996

    TFJ ad with the alternate logo (TFJ is H.O.T.!) taken from Media and Methods May/June 1996

  • TFJ ad mentioning the awards it won taken from Media and Methods May/June 1997 (Credits to Kepler for finding the ads)

    TFJ ad mentioning the awards it won taken from Media and Methods May/June 1997 (Credits to Kepler for finding the ads)

  • TFJ Screenshot 1 (ClassQuest.jpg)

    TFJ Screenshot 1 (ClassQuest.jpg)

  • TFJ Screenshot 2 (Hypo1.jpg)

    TFJ Screenshot 2 (Hypo1.jpg)

  • TFJ Screenshot 3 (IndivGame.jpg)

    TFJ Screenshot 3 (IndivGame.jpg)

  • TFJ Screenshot 4 (Infer1.jpg)

    TFJ Screenshot 4 (Infer1.jpg)

  • TFJ Screenshot 5 (Literal1.jpg)

    TFJ Screenshot 5 (Literal1.jpg)

  • TFJ Screenshot 6 (TeamQuest.jpg)

    TFJ Screenshot 6 (TeamQuest.jpg)

  • TFJ Screenshot 7 (UseIt1.jpg)

    TFJ Screenshot 7 (UseIt1.jpg)

  • TFJ Screenshot 8 (tfjscreen.jpg)

    TFJ Screenshot 8 (tfjscreen.jpg)

  • TFJ Screenshot 9 (source unknown)

    TFJ Screenshot 9 (source unknown)

  • TFJ Student Report (StudentReport.jpg)

    TFJ Student Report (StudentReport.jpg)

TFJ gameplay demo video from Disc 30.

External Links

References

  1. ↑ It was 5 books per CD when Follett had the distribution rights, and then it moved to 10 books when Tom Snyder took rights.
  2. ↑ https://www.macworld.com/article/158586/16reviewsjack.html
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19970117073745/http://www.fsc.follett.com/products/tfj/
  4. ↑ Jack Patterson is taken from the 1991 movie "The Mind's Treasure Chest" who was credited in the movie as Patrick Heupel.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19990128203023/http://www.jellyvision.com/stuff/tfj/teachers.html
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19991103003429/http://www.jellyvision.com/stuff/tfj/awards.html
  7. ↑ https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF02771937.pdf
  8. ↑ https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED434339.pdf [PAGE 63]
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19970117082246/http://www.fsc.follett.com/products/system-requirements/tfj-sr.html
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071009021543/http://www.jellyvision.com/about/TimeLine.swf
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/19990128191842/http://www.jellyvision.com/stuff/tfj/somefacts.html
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19990208010526/http://tfj.fsc.follett.com
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19991103034118/http://www.jellyvision.com/stuff/tfj/titles.html
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20001028103728/http://www.tomsnyder.com/products/ProductDetail.asp?PS=TFJTFJ
  15. ↑ https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=+That%27s+a+fact+Jack&author=Tom+Snyder+Productions&limit=10&offset=1
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