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Joey Pigza swallowed the key: Joey Pigza Series, Book 1

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Author:
Jack Gantos
Series:
Joey Pigza books volume 1.
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"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 theline. 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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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Fiction
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Juvenile fiction
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Juvenile sound recordings
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. -- Fiction
Children's audiobooks
Humor (Fiction)
Juvenile Fiction
Large type books
Pigza, Joey (Fictitious character)
Schools
Schools -- Fiction
Schools -- Juvenile fiction
Schools -- Juvenile sound recordings
Single-parent families
Single-parent families -- Fiction
Single-parent families -- Juvenile fiction
Single-parent families -- Juvenile sound recordings
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Contributors:
Playaway Digital Audio.
Listening Library.
Findaway World, LLC.
Random House (Firm).
ISBN:
9781250061683
9781616373733
9780786229132
9781467691758
9780374336646
9780312623555
9781429936262
9780739330425
9780786229123
9780807220030
9781467656504
9780064408332
9780739381137
146765650
UPC:
9780739381137
Reading Level:
MG
Level 4.9, 5 Points
Lexile measure:
890L
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Last Grouping Update 2019-01-15 23:14:31PM
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series Joey Pigza books
series_with_volume Joey Pigza books|1
subject_facet Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Fiction, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Juvenile fiction, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Juvenile sound recordings, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. -- Fiction, Children's audiobooks, Large type books, Pigza, Joey (Fictitious character), Schools, Schools -- Fiction, Schools -- Juvenile fiction, Schools -- Juvenile sound recordings, Single-parent families, Single-parent families -- Fiction, Single-parent families -- Juvenile fiction, Single-parent families -- Juvenile sound recordings
title_display Joey Pigza swallowed the key
title_full Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key Joey Pigza Series, Book 1, Joey Pigza swallowed the key / Jack Gantos, Joey Pigza swallowed the key [sound recording] / Jack Gantos, Joey Pigza swallowed the key [text (large print)] / Jack Gantos
title_short Joey Pigza swallowed the key
title_sub Joey Pigza Series, Book 1
topic_facet Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Children's audiobooks, Humor (Fiction), Juvenile Fiction, Large type books, Pigza, Joey (Fictitious character), Schools, Single-parent families
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