Joey Pigza Loses Control
A 2001 Newbery Honor BookAn ALA Notable Book for Children 2000A Parent's Choice Gold Award Winner 2000A Publisher's Weekly Best Book 2000 When Joey Pigza meets his dad, Carter, for the first time in years, he meets a grownup version of his old hyperactive self. During their summer visit together,...
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A 2001 Newbery Honor BookAn ALA Notable Book for Children 2000A Parent's Choice Gold Award Winner 2000A Publisher's Weekly Best Book 2000 When Joey Pigza meets his dad, Carter, for the first time in years, he meets a grownup version of his old hyperactive self. During their summer visit together, Carter is eager to make up to his son for past wrongs. And Joey is willing to do whatever his dad says, even though -- in this high-energy sequel to the acclaimed Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key -- he fears it will do him more harm than good.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060739430 (0060739436)
Publish date: May 24th 2005
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Series: Joey Pigza (#2)
We love Joey and enjoy Gantos's reading on the audio version. I feel like I am listening to a kid telling his own experiences, with realistically less-than-perfect family situations. Grades 4+ Listened to June, 2014