Bibliograph

Joey Pigza swallowed the key, Jack Gantos

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Label

Joey Pigza swallowed the key, Jack Gantos

Language

eng

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Interest age level : 10 and up

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Joey Pigza swallowed the key

Oclc number

41231319

Responsibility statement

Jack Gantos

Summary

From the Publisher: "They say I'm wired bad, or wired sad, but there's no doubt about it-I'm wired." Joey Pigza's got heart, he's got a mom who loves him, and he's got "dud meds, " which is what he calls the Ritalin pills that are supposed to even out his wild mood swings. Sometimes Joey makes bad choices. He learns the hard way that he shouldn't stick his finger in the pencil sharpener, or swallow his house key, or run with scissors. Joey ends up bouncing around a lot-and eventually he bounces himself all the way downtown, into the district special-ed program, which could be the end of the line. As Joey knows, if he keeps making bad choices, he could just fall between the cracks for good. But he is determined not to let that happen. In this antic yet poignant new novel, Jack Gantos has perfect pitch in capturing the humor, the off-the-wall intensity, and the serious challenges that life presents to a kid dealing with hyperactivity and related disorders

Table Of Contents

Off the wall -- Family tree -- Handful -- Go fish -- Make a wish -- Who? -- Gifted and talented -- Suspended -- Bad seed -- The crossing -- Shifting gears -- Pittsburgh -- Moon man -- The patch -- Picture me here

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification