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I am not Joey Pigza

Joey's father returns, calling himself Charles Heinz and apologizing for his past bad behavior, and he swears that once Joey and his mother change their names and help him fix up the old diner he has bought, their lives will change for the better.

Main Author: Gantos, Jack.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Juvenile fiction.
Diners (Restaurants) > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers > Juvenile fiction.
Lotteries > Juvenile fiction.
Identity > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Joey's father returns, calling himself Charles Heinz and apologizing for his past bad behavior, and he swears that once Joey and his mother change their names and help him fix up the old diner he has bought, their lives will change for the better.
Physical Description: 215 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0374399417
9780374399412
Author Notes: Jack Gantos was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania on July 2, 1951. He received a BFA and a MA from Emerson College. While in college, he and an illustrator friend, Nicole Rubel, began working on picture books. After a series of rejections, they published their first book, Rotten Ralph, in 1976. His other books include Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a National Book Award Finalist, Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor book, and Dead End in Norvelt, which won the 2012 Newbery Medal. His memoir, Hole in My Life, won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert Honors. Jack's follow-up to Hole in My Life is The Trouble in Me He also teaches courses in children's book writing and children's literature. He dev.eloped the master's degree program in children's book writing at Emerson College and the Vermont College M.F.A. program for children's book writers.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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