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Joey Pigza swallowed the key

To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription medications wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired.

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Main Author:	Gantos, Jack
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperTrophy, 2000.
Subjects:	Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription medications wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired.
Item Description:	Sequel: Joey Pigza loses control. Originally published in 1998 by Farrar Straus & Giroux.
Physical Description:	153 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN:	0374336644 9780374336646 0064408337 (pbk.) 9780064408332 (pbk.)
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)