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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos. 154 p. Farrar Straus & Giroux/ Macmillan Publishers, October 1998. 9780374336646. (Own)
#tbt features Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos. Joey Pigza is a little boy with a big problem. He can't seem to sit still and he's very impulsive. He wondered what would happen if he stuck his finger into the pencil sharpener and found out. He takes medicine for this, but it's definitely not working and Joey feels very stupid. This first-person narrative is both hilarious and heartbreaking. Joey is as endearing as he is aggravating. Readers will definitely root for Joey.
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key is the first book in the Joey Pigza series. It was published in the fall of 1998 and won numerous awards, including being named a National Book Finalist and an ALA Notable Book.
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