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Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key
Jack Gantos
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Description for Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key
Paperback. Joey is a good kid, maybe even a great kid, but his teachers never know what he's going to do next. He sharpens his finger in the pencil-sharpener and swallows his house key. He can't sit still for more than a minute - Joey is buzzing. Illustrator(s): Tazzyman, David. Series: Joey Pigza. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: YFB; YX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Joey is a good kid, maybe even a great kid, but his teachers never know what he's going to do next. He sharpens his finger in the pencil-sharpener and swallows his house key. He can't sit still for more than a minute - Joey is buzzing!
Told from Joey's own unique viewpoint by acclaimed American author Jack Gantos, this is an exceptionally funny and touching story about a boy with severe attention deficit disorder (ADD).
Product Details
Publisher
Yearling
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Joey Pigza
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780440870715
SKU
V9780440870715
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99
About Jack Gantos
Jack Gantos was born in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, and has spent time living in Barbados and South Florida. He has written books for readers of all ages, including the acclaimed Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key and its sequels, the teenage novel Desire Lines, and the youthful memoire Hole in My Life. His is also the writer of Dead End ... Read more
Reviews for Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key
It is a tremendous achievement to incorporate so much understanding and explanation into a cracking good story. I found it a vivid and startling book
The School Librarian
One of the funniest recent publications . . . Written with the energetic, breathless, non-stop gusto of the main character
Financial Times
Its wit, verve and strong story ... Read more
The School Librarian
One of the funniest recent publications . . . Written with the energetic, breathless, non-stop gusto of the main character
Financial Times
Its wit, verve and strong story ... Read more