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Joey Pigza Loses Control
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Joey Pigza Loses Control Hardcover - 2000

by Jack Gantos

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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The sequel to Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a National Book Award Finalist. When Joey Pigza meets his dad for the first time in years, he meets a grown-up version of his old out-of-control self. Carter Pigza is as wired as Joey used to be -- before his stint in special ed, and before he got his new meds. Joey's mom reluctantly agrees that he can stay with his dad for a summer visit, which sends Joey racing with sky-high hopes that he and Carter can finally get to know each other. But as the weeks whirl by, Carter has bigger plans in mind. He decides that just as he has pulled himself up by his own bootstraps, Joey can do the same and become as normal as any kid, without the help of a doctor's prescription. Carter believes Joey can do it and Joey wants to believe him more than anything in the world. Here is the continuation of the acclaimed Joey Pigza story, affirming not only that Joey Pigza is a true original but that it runs in the family. This title has Common Core connections. Joey Pigza Loses Control is a 2000 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and a 2001 Newbery Honor Book.

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  • Title Joey Pigza Loses Control
  • Author Jack Gantos
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, New York
  • Date 2000-09-22
  • 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 13 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 8
  • 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, 12/15/2001, Page 728
  • Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's, 01/01/2001, Page 863
  • Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2000, Page 567
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2001, Page 72
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 06/15/2000, Page 883
  • New York Times, 12/03/2000, Page 87
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/11/2000, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 08/24/2000, Page 0

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.
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