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

The game's logo.

Status: Lost

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 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.

This game is accompanied by a host called Jack Patterson (acted and voiced by Patrick Heupel) who talks in a way that interacted with the students realistically. The game was a fan favourite among students and teachers and won awards in its time, however it did get criticized for a lot of things, namely its price, lengthy commentary and lack of customization.

History

In 1989, Harry Gottlieb founded Learn Television, an educational learning company. Learn Television first released the 1991 educational comedy movie "The Mind's Treasure Chest". It won several awards, but according to Harry Gottlieb in an interview, it was never used in its intended purpose, mostly being used as something to distract the students while teachers grade their stuff.

A friend of Harry, called Dean Blackadder, gave the idea and motivation to make "That's a Fact, Jack!". Around the same time the mockup was finished, another friend from Berkeley Systems, called Ivor Gasowski, tried encouraging Harry to make something like TFJ but with adult humor. Then in 1994, Gottlieb 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. At the same time, Jellyvision partnered with Berkeley Systems to make "You Don't Know Jack" for Windows and Macintosh systems. Both games were in development simultaneously, but YDKJ released in September 1995, and TFJ released in April 1996.

TFJ first released with around 25 books covered. Later down the line, Follett Software Company gave the distribution rights to Tom Snyder Productions at January 29th, 1999, after around 300 books were covered and a total of 60 CDs were released. 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 reissued 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. There were plans for Tom Snyder Productions to make 100 more titles, but that never happened.

Tom Snyder Productions got acquired by Scholastic Productions in January 8th, 2002. Later in 2003, Tom Snyder started selling TFJ copies at a 90% discount up until December 31st, 2003, and after that, the games would be shelved indefinitely.

Availability

Since the games were never sold for retail and only targetted at schools and libraries, 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 up to date, 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 includes the names of the CDs, the books that were covered, and its availability status, as well as a WorldCat link to the CD if it's listed in a school or a library. 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 its status could be incorrect.

(Sourced from Tom Snyder's site and WorldCat. More stuff can be found at the bottom of the list.)

Titles	Books	Status
TFJ Read 01: Examining Values (Grades 3-5)	The Stories Julian Tells - by Ann Cameron The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - by Barbara Robinson Wanted... Mud Blossom - by Betsy Byars Superfudge - by Judy Blume Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - by Judy Blume On My Honor - by Marion Dane Bauer A Bear Called Paddington - by Michael Bond Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon - by Paula Danziger The Richest Kids in Town - by Peg Kehret Mr. Popper's Penguins - by Richard & Florence Atwater	Lost, listed in Columbus, Ohio and Mansfield, Ohio
TFJ Read 02: Coping with Fear (Grades 6-8)	Where it Stops, Nobody Knows - by Amy Ehrlich Countdown - by Ben Mikaelsen The Face on the Milk Carton - by Caroline B. Cooney Whatever Happened to Janie? - by Caroline B. Cooney Slake's Limbo - by Felice Holman New World - by Gillian Cross Don’t Look Behind You - by Lois Duncan Loch - by Paul Zindel The Fear Place - by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Sniper - by Theodore Taylor	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 03: The Ways Families Work (Grades 8-10)	Midnight Hour Encores - by Bruce Brooks Political Timber - by Chris Lynch 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 Night Kites - by M. E. Kerr The Pigman - by Paul Zindel Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida - by Victor Martinez	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 04: Fitting in at School (Grades 3-5)	Frindle - by Andrew Clements The Best School Year Ever - by Barbara Robinson Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade - by Barthe DeClements Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - by Beverly Cleary This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! - by Gordon Korman Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub - by Jamie Gilson Fourth Grade Rats - by Jerry Spinelli Freckle Juice - by Judy Blume Harriet the Spy - by Louise Fitzhugh Fourth-Grade Celebrity - by Patricia Reilly Giff	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 05: Adventures in Exciting Places (Grades 6-8)	Mariel of Redwall - by Brian Jacques Mattimeo - by Brian Jacques Redwall - by Brian Jacques The Place of Lions - by Eric Campbell The Shark Callers - by Eric Campbell The Call of the Wild - by Jack London A Swiftly Tilting Planet - by Madeleine L'Engle The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - by Mark Twain A Plague of Sorcerers - by Mary Frances Zambreno Watership Down - by Richard Adams	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 06: Sports and Life (Grades 8-10)	At Risk - by Alice Hoffman 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 Iceman - by Chris Lynch Shadow Boxer - by Chris Lynch The Contender - by Robert Lipsyte Tears of a Tiger - by Sharon M. Draper Hoops - by Walter Dean Myers	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 07: Self Discovery (Grades 3-5)	Henry Huggins - by Beverly Cleary 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 Roots in the Outfield - by Jane Zirpoli Flower Girls #2: Daisy - by Kathleen Leverich Top Wing - by Matt Christopher Undercover Tailback - by Matt Christopher Matilda - by Roald Dahl Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! - by Stephen Manes	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 08: Struggles for Acceptance (Grades 6-8)	Slot Machine - by Chris Lynch When the Legends Die - by Hal Borland Dakota Dream - by James Bennett Children of the River - by Linda Crew Beyond Safe Boundaries - by Margaret Sacks The Brave - by Robert Lipsyte Sing Down the Moon - by Scott O'Dell Waiting for the Rain - by Sheila Gordon A Circle Unbroken - by Sollace Hotze Arilla Sun Down - by Virginia Hamilton	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 09: Fantasy and Adventure (Grades 8-10)	Sabriel - by Garth Nix Shade's Children - by Garth Nix Phoenix Rising - by Karen Hesse Owl in Love - by Patrice Kindl The Golden Compass - by Philip Pullman Z for Zachariah - by Robert C. O'Brien The Hero and the Crown - by Robin McKinley The Eyes of the Dragon - by Stephen King The Dark Is Rising - by Susan Cooper Shadow of the Red Moon - by Walter Dean Myers	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 10: Magic and Imagination (Grades 3-5)	Fat Men from Space - by Daniel Pinkwater Seven-Day Magic - by Edward Eager The Disappearing Bike Shop - by Elvira Woodruff Flat Stanley - by Jeff Brown The Indian in the Cupboard - by Lynne Reid Banks Stinker from Space - by Pamela F. Service Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - by Roald Dahl Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - by Roald Dahl The Mennyms - by Sylvia Waugh A Brush with Magic - by William J. Brooke	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 11: Family Life (Grades 6-8)	Up Country - by Alden R. Carter Is Anybody There? - by Eve Bunting Molly by Any Other Name - by Jean Davies Okimoto The Rain Catchers - by Jean Thesman The Man in the Ceiling - by Jules Feiffer Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me - by Julie Johnston Daphne’s Book - by Mary Downing Hahn Belle Prater’s Bo - by Ruth White The Year Without Michael - by Susan Beth Pfeffer Somewhere in the Darkness - by Walter Dean Myers	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 12: Family Glue (Grades 3-5)	Mick Harte Was Here - by Barbara Park Coaster - by Betsy Duffey Under the Bridge - by Ellen Kindt McKenzie Sharing Susan - by Eve Bunting Family Tree - by Katherine Ayres Nekomah Creek - by Linda Crew Sarah, Plain and Tall - by Patricia MacLachlan Skylark - by Patricia MacLachlan Bel-Air Bambi and the Mall Rats - by Richard Peck Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid - by Walter Dean Myers	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 13: Loyalty and Honor (Grades 6-8)	A Murder for Her Majesty - by Beth Hilgartner California Blue - by David Klass Wrestling with Honor - by David Klass Quest for a Maid - by Frances Mary Hendry The Hobbit - by J.R.R. Tolkien The Iron Ring - by Lloyd Alexander The Thief - by Megan Whalen Turner The Day They Came to Arrest the Book - by Nat Hentoff The Chocolate War - by Robert Cormier Scorpions - by Walter Dean Myers	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 14: Growing up in Difficult Situations (Grades 3-5)	Junebug - by Alice Mead A Lion to Guard Us - by Clyde Robert Bulla A Taste of Blackberries - by Doris Buchanan Smith Bridge to Terabithia - by Katherine Paterson Flip-Flop Girl - by Katherine Paterson The Great Gilly Hopkins - by Katherine Paterson The Bully of Barkham Street - by Mary Stolz Journey - by Patricia MacLachlan Monkey Island - by Paula Fox The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates - by Susan Shreve	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 15: Worlds That Could Be (Grades 6-8)	River Rats - by Caroline Stevermer Animal Farm - by George Orwell The Illyrian Adventure - by Lloyd Alexander The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen - by Lloyd Alexander The Giver - by Lois Lowry Invitation to the Game - by Monica Hughes The Ear, The Eye and The Arm - by Nancy Farmer The Girl Who Owned a City - by O.T. Nelson Eva - by Peter Dickinson User Unfriendly - by Vivian Vande Velde	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 16: Nature and Survival (Grades 3-5)	Spotting the Leopard - by Anna Myers The Barn - by Avi Red Dog - by Bill Wallace Night of the Twisters - by Ivy Ruckman 4B Goes Wild - by Jamie Gilson Quake! - by Joe Cottonwood The Music of Dolphins - by Karen Hesse Toughboy and Sister - by Kirkpatrick Hill White Water - by P.J. Petersen Island of the Blue Dolphins - by Scott O’Dell	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 17: World History (Grades 6-8)	No Turning Back - by Beverly Naidoo The Ramsay Scallo - by Frances Temple Tonight, by Sea - by Frances Temple Against the Storm - by Gaye Hiçyılmaz (Gaye Hicyilmaz) The Pearl - by John Steinbeck Catherine, Called Birdy - by Karen Cushman The Midwife’s Apprentice - by Karen Cushman Dragon’s Gate - by Laurence Yep A Girl Named Disaster - by Nancy Farmer Fallen Angels - by Walter Dean Myers	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 18: Mystery and Adventure (Grades 3-5)	The Dark Stairs - by Betsy Byars The Ghosts of Mercy Manor - by Betty Ren Wright Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective - by Donald J. Sobol Stuart Little - by E.B. White Bunnicula - by James Howe & Deborah Howe The Celery Stalks at Midnight - by James Howe Wait Till Helen Comes - by Mary Downing Hahn The Warm Place - by Nancy Farmer Tuck Everlasting - by Natalie Babbitt The Whipping Boy - by Sid Fleischman	Lost, listed in Mansfield, Ohio
TFJ Read 19: Lessons We Learn from Others (Grades 6-8)	The Little Prince - by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Letters to Julia - by Barbara Ware Holmes Devil's Bridge - by Cynthia DeFelice Up a Road Slowly - by Irene Hunt The Dear One - by Jacqueline Woodson A Summer to Die - by Lois Lowry Calling on Dragons - by Patricia C. Wrede Dealing with Dragons - by Patricia C. Wrede The Ancient One - by T. A. Barron Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff - by Walter Dean Myers	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 20: Discrimination and Prejudice (Grades 3-5)	Finding Buck McHenry - by Alfred Slote In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson - by Bette Bao Lord Lisa’s War - by Carol Matas Hide and Seek - by Ida Vos Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs - by Jamie Gilson Jip: His Story - by Katherine Paterson Number the Stars - by Lois Lowry Echohawk - by Lynda Durrant The Family Under the Bridge - by Natalie Savage Carlson The Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito - by Sheila Garrigue	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 21: Ethnic Identity (Grades 6-8)	Alphabet City Ballet - by Erika Tamar Grab Hands and Run - by Frances Temple Pacific Crossing - by Gary Soto Taking Sides - by Gary Soto The Talking Earth - by Jean Craighead George Letters from Rifka - by Karen Hesse Child of the Owl - by Laurence Yep The Case of the Goblin Pearls - by Laurence Yep April and the Dragon Lady - by Lensey Namioka Timothy of the Cay - by Theodore Taylor	Lost, listed in Raleigh, North Carolina
TFJ Read 22: Dealing with Disabilities (Grades 3-5)	The Trumpet of the Swan - by E.B. White Mieko and the Fifth Treasure - by Eleanor Coerr The Secret Garden - by Frances Hodgson Burnett Do Bananas Chew Gum? - by Jamie Gilson Crazy Lady! - by Jane Leslie Conly My Name is Brain Brian - by Jeanne Betancourt 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	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 23: Fantastic Adventure (Grades 6-8)	Alien Secrets - by Annette Curtis Klause The Night Room - by E. M. Goldman Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - by Lewis Carroll The Mystery of the Cupboard - by Lynne Reid Banks Freaky Friday - by Mary Rodgers The Boggart - by Susan Cooper The Boggart and the Monster - by Susan Cooper Kokopelli's Flute - by Will Hobbs The Duplicate - by William Sleator Song of the Gargoyle - by Zilpha Keatley Snyder	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 24: Animal Stories (Grades 3-5)	Tornado - by Betsy Byars Babe: the Gallant Pig - by Dick King-Smith Charlotte’s Web - by E.B. White The Last Wolf of Ireland - by Elona Malterre Old Yeller - by Fred Gipson Savage Sam - by Fred Gipson The Rescuers - by Margery Sharp Misty of Chincoteague - by Marguerite Henry The Black Stallion - by Walter Farley Agnes the Sheep - by William Taylor	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 25: Love and Its Problems (Grades 6-8)	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 Thwonk - by Joan Bauer Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. - by Judy Blume Curtis Piperfield's Biggest Fan - by Lisa Fiedler Wonder - by Rachel Vail Those Summer Girls I Never Met - by Richard Peck	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 26: American History Before 1900 (Grades 3-5)	The Secret Valley - by Clyde Robert Bulla Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail - by Elvira Woodruff George Washington's Socks - by Elvira Woodruff The Indian School - by Gloria Whelan Facing West: A Story of the Oregon Trail - by Kathleen V. Kudlinski Little House on the Prairie - by Laura Ingalls Wilder Morning Girl - by Michael Dorris Prairie Songs - by Pam Conrad Little House on Rocky Ridge - by Roger Lea MacBride All-of-a-Kind Family - by Sydney Taylor	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 27: The American Civil War (Grades 6-8)	In My Father's House - by Ann Rinaldi Wolf by the Ears - by Ann Rinaldi Shades of Gray - by Carolyn Reeder Mr. Lincoln's Drummer - by G. Clifton Wisler Red Cap - by G. Clifton Wisler Rifles for Watie - by Harold Keith Becca’s Story - by James D. Forman Letters from a Slave Girl - by Mary E. Lyons Charley Skedaddle - by Patricia Beatty Bigger - by Patricia Calvert	Lost, listed in Pueblo, Colorado
TFJ Read 28: Learning Our Strengths (Grades 3-5)	Dear Mr. Henshaw - by Beverly Cleary Yolonda's Genius - by Carol Fenner The Westing Game - by Ellen Raskin The Original Freddie Ackerman - by Hadley Irwin Last Summer with Maizon - by Jacqueline Woodson The Pushcart War - by Jean Merrill Maniac Magee - by Jerry Spinelli The Terrible, Wonderful Tellin' at Hog Hammock - by Kim Siegelson Hound Heaven - by Linda Oatman High Baby - by Patricia MacLachlan	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 29: Survival (Grades 6-8)	Incident at Hawk's Hill - by Allan W. Eckert Flight #116 is Down - by Caroline B. Cooney Hatchet - by Gary Paulsen The Haymeadow - by Gary Paulsen The River - by Gary Paulsen Woodsong - by Gary Paulsen Julie - by Jean Craighead George Julie of the Wolves - by Jean Craighead George My Side of the Mountain - by Jean Craighead George Face to Face - by Marion Dane Bauer	Lost, listed in Mansfield, Ohio
TFJ Read 30: Adventure (Grades 3-5)	The Twin in the Tavern - by Barbara Brooks Wallace Flash Fir - by Caroline B. Cooney Someone Was Watching - by David Patneaude From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - by E.L. Konigsburg Gone-Away Lake - by Elizabeth Enright Racso and the Rats of NIMH - by Jane Leslie Conly The Borrowers - by Mary Norton Jim Ugly - by Sid Fleischman The Wainscott Weasel - by Tor Seidler Abel's Island - by William Steig	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 31: Jewish Experiences in World War II (Grades 6-8)	Summer of My German Soldier - by Bette Greene Daniel's Story - by Carol Matas The Devil's Arithmetic - by Jane Yolen When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - by Judith Kerr Alan and Naomi - by Myron Levoy Tunes for Bears to Dance to - by Robert Cormier The Shadow Children - by Steven Schnur Lydia, Queen of Palestine - by Uri Orlev The Lady with the Hat - by Uri Orlev The Man from the Other Side - by Uri Orlev	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 32: Other Worlds (Grades 3-5)	Jennifer Murdley's Toad - by Bruce Coville 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 Wind in the Willows - by Kenneth Grahame A Wrinkle in Time - by Madeleine L'Engle The Eyes of Kid Midas - by Neal Shusterman The Phantom Tollbooth - by Norton Juster The Chocolate Touch - by Patrick Skene Catling James and the Giant Peach - by Roald Dahl	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 33: Discrimination and Prejudice in America (Grades 6-8)	The Sign of the Beaver - by Elizabeth George Speare The Witch of Blackbird Pond - by Elizabeth George Speare Under the Blood-Red Sun - by Graham Salisbury You Must Remember This - by Karen L.B. Evans Beyond the Burning Time - by Kathryn Lasky Deliver Us from Evil - by M.E. Kerr Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - by Mildred D. Taylor The Road to Memphis - by Mildred D. Taylor Sounder - by William H. Armstrong A Jar of Dreams - by Yoshiko Uchida	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 34: Surprising Animals (Grades 3-5)	Strider - by Beverly Cleary Mossflower - by Brian Jacques The Cricket in Times Square - by George Selden Seven Spiders Spinning - by Gregory Maguire Big Red - by James Kjelgaard Cages - by Peg Kehret 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	Lost, doesn't have a proper WorldCat page
TFJ Read 35: The 19th Century in America (Grades 6-8)	Weasel - by Cynthia DeFelice Mr. Tucket - by Gary Paulsen Once on This Island - by Gloria Whelan The Journey Home - by Isabelle Holland Shane - by Jack Schaefer Bound for Oregon - by Jean Van Leeuwen The Great Brain - by John D. Fitzgerald The Ballad of Lucy Whipple - by Karen Cushman Lyddie - by Katherine Paterson The Legend of Jimmy Spoon - by Kristiana Gregory	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 36: Struggles and Disabilities (Grades 6-8)	Izzy, Willy-Nilly - by Cynthia Voigt Flowers for Algernon - by Daniel Keyes The Gift-Giver - by Joyce Hansen Hero of Lesser Causes - by Julie Johnston The Man Who Loved Clowns - by June Rae Wood Colt - by Nancy Springer Winning - by Robin F. Brancato Freak the Mighty - by Rodman Philbrick The House on Mango Street - by Sandra Cisneros Where the Red Fern Grows - by Wilson Rawls	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 37: European and Asian Experiences in World War II (Grades 6-8)	Stones in Water - by Donna Jo Napoli Wish Me Luck - by James Heneghan Good Night, Mr. Tom - by Michelle Magorian Crutches - by Peter Härtling (Peter Hartling) The Machine Gunners - by Robert Westall Year of Impossible Goodbyes - by Sook Nyul Choi 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	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 38: Freedom and Revolution (Grades 6-8)	A Stitch in Time - by Ann Rinaldi Nothing but the Truth - by Avi The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - by Avi Johnny Tremain - by Esther Forbes Taste of Salt - by Frances Temple My Brother Sam is Dead - by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier Nobody's Family is Going to Change - by Louise Fitzhugh Shadow of a Hero - by Peter Dickinson Sarah Bishop - by Scott O'Dell Summer Endings - by Sollace Hotze	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 39: Difficult Friendships (Grades 6-8)	The View from Saturday - by E.L. Konigsburg Say Goodnight, Gracie - by Julie Reece Deaver The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - by Mark Twain Silver - by Norma Fox Mazer Princess Ashley - by Richard Peck Remembering the Good Times - by Richard Peck The Friends - by Rosa Guy Tex - by S.E. Hinton That was Then, This is Now - by S.E. Hinton The Planet of Junior Brown - by Virginia Hamilton	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 40: The 20th Century American Family (Grades 6-8)	A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich - by Alice Childress Journey of the Sparrows - by Daisy Cubias & Fran Leeper Buss It’s Like This, Cat - by Emily Cheney Neville Park’s Quest - by Katherine Paterson The Yearling - by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings My Daniel - by Pam Conrad The Cat Ate My Gymsuit - by Paula Danziger A Day No Pigs Would Die - by Robert Newton Peck Treasures in the Dust - by Tracey Porter Good-bye My Wishing Star - by Vicki Grove	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 41: Learning to Be an Adult (Grades 6-8)	Flour Babies - by Anne Fine The Brightest Light - by Colleen O’Shaughnessy McKenna Dicey’s Song - by Cynthia Voigt Losing Joe’s Place - by Gordon Korman The Daydreamer - by Ian McEwan Anne of Green Gables - by L.M. Montgomery My Name is Sus5an Smith - The 5 is Silent - by Louise Plummer These are the Rules - by Paul Many The Night the Whole Class Slept Over - by Stella Pevsner The Young Landlords - by Walter Dean Myers	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 42: Difficult Truths (Grades 6-8)	The Tulip Touch - by Anne Fine Cracker Jackson - by Betsy Byars The Pinballs - by Betsy Byars Randall's Wall - by Carol Fenner What Jamie Saw - by Carolyn Coman I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This - by Jacqueline Woodson Killing Mr. Griffin - by Lois Duncan Out of Control - by Norma Fox Mazer Teacup Full of Roses - by Sharon Bell Mathis Liar - by Winifred Morris	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 43: Lessons From and About Sports (Grades 6-8)	Heart of a Champion - by Carl Deuker Stotan! - by Chris Crutcher Choosing Sides - by Ilene Cooper There’s a Girl in My Hammerlock - by Jerry Spinelli The Koufax Dilemma - by Steven Schnur 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 Striking Out - by Will Weaver	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 44: Mysteries and the Supernatural (Grades 6-8)	The Dollhouse Murders - by Betty Ren Wright Secret, Silent Screams - by Joan Lowery Nixon Whispers from the Dead - by Joan Lowery Nixon Locked in Time - by Lois Duncan Time for Andrew - by Mary Downing Hahn Zoe Rising - by Pam Conrad Pleasing the Ghost - by Sharon Creech Who's There - by Stephanie S. Tolan The House of Dies Drear - by Virginia Hamilton The Spirit House - by William Sleator	Lost, not listed
TFJ Read 45: Family and Other Kinds of Love (Grades 6-8)	Amazing Gracie - by A.E. Cannon Missing May - by Cynthia Rylant Squashed - by Joan Bauer Tiger Eyes - by Judy Blume Anastasia Krupnik - by Lois Lowry The Outsiders - by S.E. Hinton Absolutely Normal Chaos - by Sharon Creech Chasing Redbird - by Sharon Creech Walk Two Moons - by Sharon Creech 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

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  TFJ alternate logo.

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  TFJ Read logo.

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  Promotional TFJ image.

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  Unnamed TFJ CD taken from The Strong Museum of Play.

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

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  TFJ ad with an earlier logo taken from Media and Methods January/February 1996.

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

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

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  TFJ Screenshot (1/9).

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  TFJ Screenshot (2/9).

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  TFJ Screenshot (3/9).

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  TFJ Screenshot (4/9).

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  TFJ Screenshot (5/9).

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  TFJ Screenshot (6/9).

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  TFJ Screenshot (7/9).

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  TFJ Screenshot (8/9).

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  TFJ Screenshot (9/9).

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  TFJ Student Report.

TFJ gameplay demo video from Disc 30.

External Links

• Jellyvision's TFJ page (archived)
• Follett Software Company's TFJ page (archived)
• Tom Snyder Production's TFJ page (archived)
• SideKeys promoting TFJ (archived)
• CurrentWorkSinc showcasing TFJ (archived)
• TFJ wins National Parenting Centers Seal of Approval
• Brown University Library mentioning Harry Gottlieb working on TFJ
• TFJ page on Jackbox Fandom Wiki
• Modern Jackbox Games talking about TFJ
• More sources and info (Special thanks to Highlighter Garrick, Tere-Zander and Kepler)

See Also

• Facebook YDKJ (lost Facebook social trivia game; 2012-2015)