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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key: (National Book Award Finalist) (Joey Pigza, 1, Band 1) - Hardcover

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Gantos, Jack

 
9780374336646: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key: (National Book Award Finalist) (Joey Pigza, 1, Band 1)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0374336644 ISBN 13: 9780374336646
Verlag: FARRAR STRAUSS & GIROUX, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

"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 downown, 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 hyper-activity and related disorders. This title has Common Core connections.

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key is a 1998 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jack Gantos has written books for people of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. His works include Hole in My Life, a memoir that won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert Honors; the Joey Pigza series, which include a Newbery Honor book and a National Book Award Finalist; Dead End in Norvelt, winner of the Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction; and the Rotten Ralph series.

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Verlag
FARRAR STRAUSS & GIROUX
Erscheinungsdatum
1998
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0374336644
ISBN 13 
9780374336646
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
160
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