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Joey Pigza
''Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key'' is a children's novel by Jack Gantos, published in 1998. It is the first of a series of books featuring the character Joey Pigza. The book was a National Book Award finalist. Plot The book describes the life of a child named Joey Pigza who frequently gets into trouble at school due to his erratic behavior. He has a habit of swallowing a key attached to a piece of string in order to pull it back out again, and on one instance he forgets to attach a string to the key, preventing him from pulling it back up. At school, Joey puts his finger in a pencil sharpener, runs around with scissors, and cuts the tip of a girl's nose off. Pigza is on medication which he takes regularly, but it doesn't seem to be very effective. As a consequence of slicing off the tip of his classmate's nose, Pigza is suspended from school and sent to a special education center. Joey Pigza fears that "something [is] wrong inside" him, a fear which escalates until the medications h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Pigza Loses Control
''Joey Pigza Loses Control'' is a Newbery Honor book by Jack Gantos and is the sequel to ''Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key''. This realistic fiction book was published in the year 2000 and describes the challenging life of young Joey who had Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder predominantly inattentive, attention deficit disorder.http://www.kidsreads.com/reviews/joey-pigza-loses-control Plot ''Joey Pigza Loses Control'' is the story of a young boy with the widely known Attention Deficit hyperactivity disorder. (ADHD) The fiction book begins with Joey and his mother and dog's road trip traveling to his father's home where he is eager and nervous for what the next six weeks with his Dad, will have in store for him. After not seeing his father for many years, Joey's questions regarding his concerns towards his father, become endless. This array of questions in the form of “What If’s” that Joey bases his questions on, allows readers a full on experience into the mind of a yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |