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Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key

byJack Gantos, David Tazzyman (Illustrator)

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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).

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

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 in Norvelt and From Norvelt to Nowhere, a pair of semi-autobiographical novels about the importance of history and reading, the first of which won the prestigious Newbery Medal in 2012. He lives with his wife and daughter in Boston, Massachusetts.
Details
  • Series: Joey Pigza
  • Imprint: Yearling
  • ISBN: 9780440870715
  • Length: 192 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 15mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 139g
  • Price: £7.99