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The key that swallowed Joey Pigza

"Everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey as he becomes the man of the house, looking after his new baby brother, taking care of his troubled mother, and seeking out his missing father"--Provided by publisher.

Main Author: Gantos, Jack.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2014.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction.
Infants > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: "Everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey as he becomes the man of the house, looking after his new baby brother, taking care of his troubled mother, and seeking out his missing father"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 154 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780374300838 (hbk.)
0374300836 (hbk.)
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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