That's a Fact, Jack!

That's A Fact Jack!
Developer	Learn Television/Jellyvision, Follett Software Company
Publisher	Follett Software Company
Host	Jack Patterson
Mode	singleplayer, multiplayer (on keyboard, not an online game)
Player Count	1-3 players
Platforms	Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
Release	90's First mention: 1995 Press Release: December 2, 1996
Miscellaneous
Available on	CD-ROM

That's A Fact, Jack!, also known as TFJ, was an interactive multimedia CD-ROM program that encouraged reading and promoted higher-order thinking. It was developed by Learn Television (the former name of Jellyvision) and published by the Follett Software Company and later Tom Snyder Productions.

History

Jackbox Games began as Learn Television, founded in 1989 by Harry Nathan Gottlieb. In 1991, Learn Television released an educational film known as The Mind's Treasure Chest. In the nineties, Learn Television wanted to use multimedia technologies to create a learning experience. The company teamed up with a company known as Follett Software Company to create an education-focused trivia game called That’s a Fact, Jack! At the same time, one of the creative leads from Berkeley Systems reached out to Harry and proposed reinventing That’s A Fact, Jack! for adults. Learn Television became Jellyvision Games, and in 1995, the CD-ROM trivia sensation You Don’t Know Jack was born.

Description

That's a Fact, Jack! was a CD-ROM game created to motivate 3rd through 10th grade students to read by letting them become contestants on a fictional TV game show. After reading a book, students would pop the TFJ CD-ROM into their computer, and then they'd be quizzed on their book in an interactive game show-style quiz hosted by the sarcastic yet supportive, Jack Patterson.

TFJ was designed to teach readers to recognize and understand themes in literature, and each game was organized around four themes. This thematic concentration meant that the games never asked obscure or meaningless questions about minor details. Originally released in April 1996 with 25 titles, the series eventually expanded to cover 300 works of young adult literature. TFJ packed fast television-like pacing, 3D graphics, music, sound effects, and full-motion video into an interactive program that was educationally sound. Students could play alone or with up to two other students to compete for points.

The Follett Software Company published and distributed the game to schools nationwide. There was also a demo version, which was provided on request. That's a Fact, Jack! is no longer available for purchase, and is currently considered lost media. A few screenshots and gameplay footage have surfaced, and a TFJ disc is currently owned by The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York.

That's A Fact, Jack! Read

That's A Fact, Jack! Read
Developer	Jellyvision
Publisher	Tom Snyder Productions
Player Count	1+ players
Platforms	Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
Release	2000

That's A Fact, Jack! Read was similar to the original TFJ; however, the TFJ:R series was developed under the Jellyvision title and published by Tom Snyder Productions. TFJ:R combined elements of competition, multimedia effects, and humor with challenging questions about books that would "get your students excited about reading." The program covered 450 of the most commonly read books in schools, and could be used as motivation for students, an assessment tool, or both. Students could play alone, in small teams, or as an entire class. TFJ:R is also considered lost media; however, a few discs are listed in various library catalogs across the U.S. The Strong National Museum of Play also owns a copy of disc #31: "Jewish Experiences in World War II."

Several different discs were released for TFJ:R, each covering 10 books, all centered on a specific theme. According to the Tom Snyder Productions page, there were 45 discs released, of which 16 were for grades 3-5, 26 for grades 6–8, and 3 for grades 8-10. These discs are listed below in numerical order.

List of Known "That's a Fact, Jack!: Read" Discs

Title and Disc #	Grade Level	Books Covered
Examining Values (#1)	3-5	Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon - by Paula Danziger A Bear Called Paddington - by Michael Bond The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - by Barbara Robinson Mr. Popper's Penguins - by Richard & Florence Atwater On My Honor - by Marion Dane Bauer The Richest Kids in Town - by Peg Kehret The Stories Julian Tells - by Ann Cameron Superfudge - by Judy Blume Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - by Judy Blume Wanted... Mud Blossom - by Betsy Byars
Coping with Fear (#2)	6-8	The Face on the Milk Carton - by Caroline B. Cooney Whatever Happened to Janie? - by Caroline B. Cooney New World - by Gillian Cross Don’t Look Behind You - by Lois Duncan Where it Stops, Nobody Knows - by Amy Ehrlich Slake's Limbo - by Felice Holman Countdown - by Ben Mikaelsen The Fear Place - by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Sniper - by Theodore Taylor Loch - by Paul Zindel
The Ways Families Work (#3)	8-10	Baby Be-Bop - by Francesca Lia Block Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys - by Francesca Lia Block Missing Angel Juan - by Francesca Lia Block Weetzie Bat - by Francesca Lia Block Witch Baby - by Francesca Lia Block Midnight Hour Encores - by Bruce Brooks Night Kites - by M.E. Kerr Political Timber - by Chris Lynch Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida - by Victor Martinez The Pigman - by Paul Zindel
Fitting in at School (#4)	3-5	Freckle Juice - by Judy Blume Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - by Beverly Cleary Frindle - by Clements, Andrew Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade - by Barthe DeClements Harriet the Spy - by Louise Fitzhugh Fourth-Grade Celebrity - by Patricia Reilly Giff Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub - by Jamie Gilson This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! - by Gordon Korman The Best School Year Ever - by Barbara Robinson Fourth Grade Rats - by Jerry Spinelli
Adventures in Exciting Places (#5)	6-8	Watership Down - by Richard Adams The Place of Lions - by Eric Campbell The Shark Callers - by Eric Campbell Mariel of Redwall - by Brian Jacques Mattimeo - by Brian Jacques Redwall - by Brian Jacques A Swiftly Tilting Planet - by Madeleine L'Engle The Call of the Wild - by Jack London The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - by Mark Twain A Plague of Sorcerers - by Mary Frances Zambreno
Sports and Life (#6)	8-10	The Moves Make the Man - by Bruce Brooks Running Loose - by Chris Crutcher Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes - by Chris Crutcher The Crazy Horse Electric Game - by Chris Crutcher Tears of a Tiger - by Sharon M. Draper At Risk - by Alice Hoffman The Contender - by Robert Lipsyte Iceman - by Chris Lynch Shadow Boxer - by Chris Lynch Hoops - by Walter Dean Myers
Self Discovery (#7)	3-5	Top Wing - by Matt Christopher Undercover Tailback - by Matt Christopher Henry Huggins - by Beverly Cleary Matilda - by Roald Dahl Honus and Me - by Dan Gutman Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley and Me, Elizabeth - by E.L. Konigsburg The Toilet Paper Tigers - by Gordon Korman Flower Girls #2: Daisy - by Kathleen Leverich Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! - by Stephen Manes Roots in the Outfield - by Jane Zirpoli
Struggles for Acceptance (#8)	6-8	Dakota Dream - by James Bennett When the Legends Die - by Hal Borland Children of the River - by Linda Crew Waiting for the Rain - by Sheila Gordon Arilla Sun Down - by Virginia Hamilton A Circle Unbroken - by Sollace Hotze The Brave - by Robert Lipsyte Slot Machine - by Chris Lynch Sing Down the Moon - by Scott O'Dell Beyond Safe Boundaries - by Margaret Sacks
Fantasy and Adventure (#9)	8-10	The Dark Is Rising - by Susan Cooper Phoenix Rising - by Karen Hesse Owl in Love - by Patrice Kindl The Eyes of the Dragon - by Stephen King The Hero and the Crown - by Robin McKinley Shadow of the Red Moon - by Walter Dean Myers Sabriel - by Garth Nix Shade's Children - by Garth Nix Z for Zachariah - by Robert C. O'Brien The Golden Compass - by Philip Pullman
Magic and Imagination (#10)	3-5	The Indian in the Cupboard - by Lynne Reid Banks A Brush with Magic - by William J. Brooke Flat Stanley - by Jeff Brown Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - by Roald Dahl Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - by Roald Dahl Seven-Day Magic - by Edward Eager Fat Men from Space - by Daniel Pinkwater Stinker from Space - by Pamela F. Service The Mennyms - by Sylvia Waugh The Disappearing Bike Shop - by Elvira Woodruff
Family Life (#11)	6-8	Is Anybody There? - by Eve Bunting Up Country - by Alden R. Carter The Man in the Ceiling - by Jules Feiffer Daphne’s Book - by Mary Downing Hahn Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me - by Julie Johnston Somewhere in the Darkness - by Walter Dean Myers Molly by Any Other Name - by Jean Davies Okimoto The Year Without Michael - by Susan Beth Pfeffer The Rain Catchers - by Jean Thesman Belle Prater’s Bo - by Ruth White
Family Glue (#12)	3-5	Family Tree - by Katherine Ayres Sharing Susan - by Eve Bunting Nekomah Creek - by Linda Crew Coaster - by Betsy Duffey Sarah, Plain and Tall - by Patricia MacLachlan Skylark - by Patricia MacLachlan Under the Bridge - by Ellen Kindt McKenzie Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid - by Walter Dean Myers Mick Harte Was Here - by Barbara Park Bel-Air Bambi and the Mall Rats - by Richard Peck
Loyalty and Honor (#13)	6-8	The Iron Ring - by Lloyd Alexander The Chocolate War - by Robert Cormier Quest for a Maid - by Frances Mary Hendry The Day They Came to Arrest the Book - by Nat Hentoff A Murder for Her Majesty - by Beth Hilgartner California Blue - by David Klass Wrestling with Honor - by David Klass Scorpions - by Walter Dean Myers The Hobbit - by J.R.R. Tolkien The Thief - by Megan Whalen Turner
Growing up in Difficult Situations (#14)	3-5	A Lion to Guard Us - by Clyde Robert Bulla Monkey Island - by Paula Fox Journey - by Patricia MacLachlan Junebug - by Alice Mead Bridge to Terabithia - by Katherine Paterson Flip-Flop Girl - by Katherine Paterson The Great Gilly Hopkins - by Katherine Paterson The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates - by Susan Shreve A Taste of Blackberries - by Doris Buchanan Smith The Bully of Barkham Street - by Mary Stolz
Worlds That Could Be (#15)	6-8	The Illyrian Adventure - by Lloyd Alexander The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen - by Lloyd Alexander Eva - by Peter Dickinson The Ear, The Eye and The Arm - by Nancy Farmer Invitation to the Game - by Monica Hughes The Giver - by Lois Lowry The Girl Who Owned a City - by O.T. Nelson Animal Farm - by George Orwell River Rats - by Caroline Stevermer User Unfriendly - by Vivian Vande Velde
Nature and Survival (#16)	3-5	The Barn - by Avi Quake! - by Joe Cottonwood 4B Goes Wild - by Jamie Gilson The Music of Dolphins - by Karen Hesse Toughboy and Sister - by Kirkpatrick Hill Spotting the Leopard - by Anna Myers Island of the Blue Dolphins - by Scott O’Dell White Water - by P.J. Petersen Night of the Twisters - by Ivy Ruckman Red Dog - by Bill Wallace
World History (#17)	6-8	Catherine, Called Birdy - by Karen Cushman The Midwife’s Apprentice - by Karen Cushman A Girl Named Disaster - by Nancy Farmer Against the Storm - by Gaye Hiçyilmaz Fallen Angels - by Walter Dean Myers No Turning Back - by Beverly Naidoo The Pearl - by John Steinbeck The Ramsay Scallo - by Frances Temple Tonight, by Sea - by Frances Temple Dragon’s Gate - by Laurence Yep
Mystery and Adventure (#18)	3-5	Tuck Everlasting - by Natalie Babbitt The Dark Stairs - by Betsy Byars The Warm Place - by Nancy Farmer The Whipping Boy - by Sid Fleischman Wait Till Helen Comes - by Mary Downing Hahn Bunnicula - by Deborah Howe & James Howe The Celery Stalks at Midnight - by James Howe Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective - by Donald J. Sobol Stuart Little - by E.B. White The Ghosts of Mercy Manor - by Betty Ren Wright
Lessons We Learn from Others (#19)	6-8	The Ancient One - by T. A. Barron Devil's Bridge - by Cynthia DeFelice Letters to Julia - by Barbara Ware Holmes Up a Road Slowly - by Irene Hunt A Summer to Die - by Lois Lowry Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff - by Walter Dean Myers The Little Prince - by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Dear One - by Jacqueline Woodson Calling on Dragons - by Patricia C. Wrede Dealing with Dragons - by Patricia C. Wrede
Discrimination and Prejudice (#20)	3-5	The Family Under the Bridge - by Natalie Savage Carlson Echohawk - by Lynda Durrant The Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito - by Sheila Garrigue Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs - by Jamie Gilson In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson - by Bette Bao Lord Number the Stars - by Lois Lowry Lisa’s War - by Carol Matas Jip: His Story - by Katherine Paterson Finding Buck McHenry - by Alfred Slote Hide and Seek - by Ida Vos
Ethnic Identity (#21)	6-8	The Talking Earth - by Jean Craighead George Letters from Rifka - by Karen Hesse April and the Dragon Lady - by Lensey Namioka Pacific Crossing - by Gary Soto Taking Sides - by Gary Soto Alphabet City Ballet - by Erika Tamar Timothy of the Cay - by Theodore Taylor Grab Hands and Run - by Frances Temple Child of the Owl - by Laurence Yep The Case of the Goblin Pearls - by Laurence Yep
Dealing with Disabilities (#22)	3-5	My Name is Brain Brian - by Jeanne Betancourt The Secret Garden - by Frances Hodgson Burnett Mieko and the Fifth Treasure - by Eleanor Coerr Crazy Lady! - by Jane Leslie Conly Do Bananas Chew Gum? - by Jamie Gilson Yellow Bird and Me - by Joyce Hansen Going to See Grassy Ella - by Kathryn Lance The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear - by Susan Shreve The Trouble with Tuck - by Theodore Taylor The Trumpet of the Swan - by E.B. White
Fantastic Adventure (#23)	6-8	The Mystery of the Cupboard - by Lynne Reid Banks Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - by Lewis Carroll The Boggart - by Susan Cooper The Boggart and the Monster - by Susan Cooper The Night Room - by E. M. Goldman Kokopelli's Flute - by Will Hobbs Alien Secrets - by Annette Curtis Klause Freaky Friday - by Mary Rodgers The Duplicate - by William Sleator Song of the Gargoyle - by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Animal Stories (#24)	3-5	Tornado - by Betsy Byars The Black Stallion - by Walter Farley Old Yeller - by Fred Gipson Savage Sam - by Fred Gipson Misty of Chincoteague - by Marguerite Henry Babe: the Gallant Pig - by Dick King-Smith The Last Wolf of Ireland - by Elona Malterre The Rescuers - by Margery Sharp Agnes the Sheep - by William Taylor Charlotte’s Web - by E.B. White
Love and Its Problems (#25)	6-8	Thwonk - by Joan Bauer Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. - by Judy Blume Curtis Piperfield's Biggest Fan - by Lisa Fiedler Babes in the Woods - by Chris Lynch Johnny Chesthair - by Chris Lynch Ladies' Choice - by Chris Lynch Scratch and the Sniffs - by Chris Lynch The Wolf Gang - by Chris Lynch Those Summer Girls I Never Met - by Richard Peck Wonder - by Rachel Vail
American History Before 1900 (#26)	3-5	The Secret Valley - by Clyde Robert Bulla Prairie Songs - by Pam Conrad Morning Girl - by Michael Dorris Facing West: A Story of the Oregon Trail - by Kathleen V. Kudlinski Little House on Rocky Ridge - by Roger Lea MacBride All-of-a-Kind Family - by Sydney Taylor The Indian School - by Gloria Whelan Little House on the Prairie - by Laura Ingalls Wilder Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail - by Elvira Woodruff George Washington's Socks - by Elvira Woodruff
The American Civil War (#27)	6-8	Charley Skedaddle - by Patricia Beatty Bigger - by Patricia Calvert Becca’s Story - by James D. Forman Rifles for Watie - by Harold Keith Letters from a Slave Girl - by Mary E. Lyons Shades of Gray - by Carolyn Reeder In My Father's House - by Ann Rinaldi Wolf by the Ears - by Ann Rinaldi Mr. Lincoln's Drummer - by G. Clifton Wisler Red Cap - by G. Clifton Wisler
Learning Our Strengths (#28)	3-5	Dear Mr. Henshaw - by Beverly Cleary Yolonda's Genius - by Carol Fenner Hound Heaven - by Linda Oatman High The Original Freddie Ackerman - by Hadley Irwin Baby - by Patricia MacLachlan The Pushcart War - by Jean Merrill The Westing Game - by Ellen Raskin The Terrible, Wonderful Tellin' at Hog Hammock - by Kim Siegelson Maniac Magee - by Jerry Spinelli Last Summer with Maizon - by Jacqueline Woodson
Survival (#29)	6-8	Face to Face - by Marion Dane Bauer Flight #116 is Down - by Caroline B. Cooney Incident at Hawk's Hill - by Allan W. Eckert Julie - by Jean Craighead George Julie of the Wolves - by Jean Craighead George My Side of the Mountain - by Jean Craighead George Hatchet - by Gary Paulsen The Haymeadow - by Gary Paulsen The River - by Gary Paulsen Woodsong - by Gary Paulsen
Adventure (#30)	3-5	Racso and the Rats of NIMH - by Jane Leslie Conly Flash Fir - by Caroline B. Cooney Gone-Away Lake - by Elizabeth Enright Jim Ugly - by Sid Fleischman From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - by E.L. Konigsburg The Borrowers - by Mary Norton Someone Was Watching - by David Patneaude The Wainscott Weasel - by Tor Seidler Abel's Island - by William Steig The Twin in the Tavern - by Barbara Brooks Wallace
Jewish Experiences in World War II (#31)	6-8	Tunes for Bears to Dance to - by Robert Cormier Summer of My German Soldier - by Bette Greene When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - by Judith Kerr Alan and Naomi - by Myron Levoy Daniel's Story - by Carol Matas Lydia, Queen of Palestine - by Uri Orlev The Lady with the Hat - by Uri Orlev The Man from the Other Side - by Uri Orlev The Shadow Children - by Steven Schnur The Devil's Arithmetic - by Jane Yolen
Other Worlds (#32)	3-5	The Chocolate Touch - by Patrick Skene Catling Jennifer Murdley's Toad - by Bruce Coville James and the Giant Peach - by Roald Dahl The Wind in the Willows - by Kenneth Grahame The Phantom Tollbooth - by Norton Juster A Wrinkle in Time - by Madeleine L’Engle The Magician's Nephew - by C.S. Lewis The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - by C.S. Lewis The Moorchild - by Eloise McGraw The Eyes of Kid Midas - by Neal Shusterman
Discrimination and Prejudice in America (#33)	6-8	Sounder - by William H. Armstrong You Must Remember This - by Karen L.B. Evans Deliver Us from Evil - by M.E. Kerr Beyond the Burning Time - by Kathryn Lasky Under the Blood-Red Sun - by Graham Salisbury The Sign of the Beaver - by Elizabeth George Speare The Witch of Blackbird Pond - by Elizabeth George Speare Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - by Mildred D. Taylor The Road to Memphis - by Mildred D. Taylor A Jar of Dreams - by Yoshiko Uchida
Surprising Animals (#34)	3-5	Strider - by Beverly Cleary Mossflower - by Brian Jacques Cages - by Peg Kehret Big Red - by James Kjelgaard Seven Spiders Spinning - by Gregory Maguire Saving Shiloh - by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Shiloh - by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Shiloh Season - by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - by Robert C. O’Brien The Cricket in Times Square - by George Selden
The Nineteenth Century in America (#35)	6-8	The Ballad of Lucy Whipple - by Karen Cushman Weasel - by Cynthia DeFelice The Great Brain - by John D. Fitzgerald The Legend of Jimmy Spoon - by Kristiana Gregory The Journey Home - by Isabelle Holland Lyddie - by Katherine Paterson Mr. Tucket - by Gary Paulsen Shane - by Jack Schaefer Bound for Oregon - by Jean Van Leeuwen Once on This Island - by Gloria Whelan
Struggles and Disabilities (#36)	6-8	Winning - by Robin F. Brancato The House on Mango Street - by Sandra Cisneros The Gift-Giver - by Joyce Hansen Hero of Lesser Causes - by Julie Johnston Flowers for Algernon - by Daniel Keyes Freak the Mighty - by Rodman Philbrick Where the Red Fern Grows - by Wilson Rawls Colt - by Nancy Springer Izzy, Willy-Nilly - by Cynthia Voigt The Man Who Loved Clowns - by June Rae Wood
European and Asian Experiences in World War II (#37)	6-8	Year of Impossible Goodbyes - by Sook Nyul Choi Crutches - by Peter Härtling Wish Me Luck - by James Heneghan Good Night, Mr. Tom - by Michelle Magorian Stones in Water - by Donna Jo Napoli The Bomb - by Theodore Taylor The Cay - by Theodore Taylor My Brother, My Sister and I - by Yoko Kawashima Watkins So Far from the Bamboo Grove - by Yoko Kawashima Watkins The Machine Gunners - by Robert Westall
Freedom and Revolution (#38)	6-8	Nothing but the Truth - by Avi The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - by Avi My Brother Sam is Dead - by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier Shadow of a Hero - by Peter Dickinson Nobody's Family is Going to Change - by Louise Fitzhugh Johnny Tremain - by Esther Forbes Summer Endings - by Sollace Hotze Sarah Bishop - by Scott O'Dell A Stitch in Time - by Ann Rinaldi Taste of Salt - by Frances Temple
Difficult Friendships (#39)	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
The 20th Century American Family (#40)	6-8	Journey of the Sparrows - by Fran Leeper Buss & Daisy Cubias A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich - by Alice Childress My Daniel - by Pam Conrad The Cat Ate My Gymsuit - by Paula Danziger Good-bye My Wishing Star - by Vicki Grove It’s Like This, Cat - by Emily Cheney Neville Park’s Quest - by Katherine Paterson A Day No Pigs Would Die - by Robert Newton Peck Treasures in the Dust - by Tracey Porter The Yearling - by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Learning to Be an Adult (#41)	6-8	Flour Babies - by Anne Fine Losing Joe’s Place - by Gordon Korman These are the Rules - by Paul Many The Daydreamer - by Ian McEwan The Brightest Light - by Colleen O’Shaughnessy McKenna Anne of Green Gables - by L.M. Montgomery The Young Landlords - by Walter Dean Myers The Night the Whole Class Slept Over - by Stella Pevsner My Name is Sus5an Smith - The 5 is Silent - by Louise Plummer Dicey’s Song - by Cynthia Voigt
Difficult Truths (#42)	6-8	Cracker Jackson - by Betsy Byars The Pinballs - by Betsy Byars What Jamie Saw - by Carolyn Coman Killing Mr. Griffin - by Lois Duncan Randall's Wall - by Carol Fenner The Tulip Touch - by Anne Fine Teacup Full of Roses - by Sharon Bell Mathis Out of Control - by Norma Fox Mazer Liar - by Winifred Morris I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This - by Jacqueline Woodson
Lessons From and About Sports (#43)	6-8	Choosing Sides - by Ilene Cooper Stotan! - by Chris Crutcher Heart of a Champion - by Carl Deuker In Lane Three, Alex Archer - by Tessa Duder Backfield Package - by Thomas J. Dygard Halfback Tough - by Thomas J. Dygard The Rookie Arrives - by Thomas J. Dygard The Koufax Dilemma - by Steven Schnur There’s a Girl in My Hammerlock - by Jerry Spinelli Striking Out - by Will Weaver
Mysteries and the Supernatural (#44)	6-8	Zoe Rising - by Pam Conrad Pleasing the Ghost - by Sharon Creech Locked in Time - by Lois Duncan Time for Andrew - by Mary Downing Hahn The House of Dies Drear - by Virginia Hamilton Secret, Silent Screams - by Joan Lowery Nixon Whispers from the Dead - by Joan Lowery Nixon The Spirit House - by William Sleator Who's There - by Stephanie S. Tolan The Dollhouse Murders - by Betty Ren Wright
Family and Other Kinds of Love (#45)	6-8	Squashed - by Joan Bauer Tiger Eyes - by Judy Blume Amazing Gracie - by A.E. Cannon Absolutely Normal Chaos - by Sharon Creech Chasing Redbird - by Sharon Creech Walk Two Moons - by Sharon Creech The Outsiders - by S.E. Hinton Anastasia Krupnik - by Lois Lowry Missing May - by Cynthia Rylant The Egypt Game - by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Gallery

Photo of TFJ:R disc #31, which is currently at the Strong Museum of Play

Photo of a TFJ disc, which is currently at the Strong Museum of Play

Image of a TFJ FMV

Blurry image of a TFJ:R FMV

Thatsafactjack.flv

Ad for TFJ from the January/February 1996 edition of Media and Methods

Ad for TFJ from the May/June 1996 edition of Media and Methods

Ad for TFJ from the November/December edition of Teacher Magazine

Article about TFJ winning the National Parenting Center Seal of Approval Award

Article about TFJ's selection as a 1997 CODIE finalist

Review of TFJ:R from the October 2000 edition of Scholastic Instructor

Game Screenshots

Book being covered is "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Richard and Florence Atwater

Book being covered is "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain

Book being covered is "Silver" by Norma Fox Mazer

Book being covered is "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain

Book being covered is "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain

Book being covered is "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Richard and Florence Atwater

Gameplay of TFJ's Use It or Lose It minigame, book being covered is "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Richard and Florence Atwater

Gameplay of TFJ:R, book being covered is "A Wrinkle In Time" by Madeleine L'Engle

Blurry image of TFJ:R's Use It or Lose It minigame, book being covered is "The Mystery of the Cupboard" by Lynne Reid Banks

Awards

1996	National Parenting Center -- Seal of Approval Award
1997	National Educational Media Network -- Bronze Apple Award
	Media & Methods -- '97 Awards Portfolio
	Software Publisher's Association CODIE -- Excellence in Software Awards
	Children's Software Review -- Bologna New Media Prize
	Educational Press Association of America -- Educational Software Distinguished Achievement Award
1999	Learning Magazine -- Teachers' Choice Awards Finalist
2000	Technology & Learning -- Award of Excellence for 2000