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Joey Pigza Loses Control

Joey Pigza Loses Control Hardcover - 2000

by Jack Gantos

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Joey, who is taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the father he has never known and meets a grown-up version of himself. But Carter Pigza believes Joey can be as normal a kid as he wants without medication, and Joey wants to believe him more than anything in the world.

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Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Joey Pigza Loses Control
  • Author Jack Gantos
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York
  • Date 2000
  • Features Dust Cover
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0374399891I3N00
  • ISBN 9780374399894 / 0374399891
  • Weight 0.87 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.63 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.60 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 800
  • Library of Congress subjects Fathers and sons, Baseball
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00020098
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • ALA Notable Children's Books, 01/01/2001, Page 1378
  • Booklist, 09/01/2000, Page 114
  • Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's, 01/01/2001, Page 863
  • Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2000, Page 567
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2000, Page 72
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 06/15/2000, Page 883
  • New York Times, 12/03/2000, Page 87
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/14/2000, Page 356
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/2000, Page 228

About the author

Jack Gantos has written books for people of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. His works include Hole in My Life, a memoir that won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert Honors; the Joey Pigza series, which include a Newbery Honor book and a National Book Award Finalist; Dead End in Norvelt, winner of the Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction; and the Rotten Ralph series.