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Title details for Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos - Wait list

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

by Jack Gantos
ebook

"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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Series: Joey Pigza Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Kindle Book

  • Release date: July 5, 2011

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781429936262
  • Release date: July 5, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781429936262
  • File size: 3522 KB
  • Release date: July 5, 2011
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Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Juvenile Fiction Humor (Fiction)

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.9
Lexile® Measure:890
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3-5

"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.

Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Humor (Fiction)