Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key: Joey Pigza Books
Autor Jack Gantosen Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 sep 1998 – vârsta de la 10 până la 14 ani
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"They say I'm wired bad, or wired sad, but there's no doubt about it -- I'm wired."
Joey Pigza's got heart, he's got a mom who loves him, and he's got "dud meds," which is what he calls the Ritalin pills that are supposed to even out his wild mood swings. Sometimes Joey makes bad choices. He learns the hard way that he shouldn't stick his finger in the pencil sharpener, or swallow his house key, or run with scissors. Joey ends up bouncing around a lot - and eventually he bounces himself all the way downown, into the district special-ed program, which could be the end of the line. As Joey knows, if he keeps making bad choices, he could just fall between the cracks for good. But he is determined not to let that happen.
In this antic yet poignant new novel, Jack Gantos has perfect pitch in capturing the humor, the off-the-wall intensity, and the serious challenges that life presents to a kid dealing with hyper-activity and related disorders.
"Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" is a 1998 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0374336644
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 145 x 216 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Seria Joey Pigza Books
Locul publicării:New York, NY
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Descriere
Joey Pigza's got heart, he's got a mom who loves him, and he's got "dud meds," which is what he calls the Ritalin pills that are supposed to even out his wild mood swings. Sometimes Joey makes bad choices. He learns the hard way that he shouldn't stick his finger in the pencil sharpener, or swallow his house key, or run with scissors. Joey ends up bouncing around a lot - and eventually he bounces himself all the way downown, into the district special-ed program, which could be the end of the line. As Joey knows, if he keeps making bad choices, he could just fall between the cracks for good. But he is determined not to let that happen.
In this antic yet poignant new novel, Jack Gantos has perfect pitch in capturing the humor, the off-the-wall intensity, and the serious challenges that life presents to a kid dealing with hyper-activity and related disorders. "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" is a 1998 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.
Notă biografică
Jack was raised in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, and when he was seven, his family moved to Barbados. He attended British schools, where there was much emphasis on reading and writing, and teachers made learning a lot of fun. When the family moved to south Florida, he found his new classmates uninterested in their studies, and his teachers spent most of their time disciplining students. Jack retreated to an abandoned bookmobile (three flat tires and empty of books) parked out behind the sandy ball field, and read for most of the day. The seeds for Jack's writing career were planted in sixth grade, when he read his sister's diary and decided he could write better than she could. He begged his mother for a diary and began to collect anecdotes he overheard at school, mostly from standing outside the teachers' lounge and listening to their lunchtime conversations. Later, he incorporated many of these anecdotes into stories.
While in college, he and an illustrator friend, Nicole Rubel, began working on picture books. After a series of well-deserved rejections, they published their first book, "Rotten Ralph," in 1976. It was a success and the beginning of Jack's career as a professional writer. Jack continued to write children's books and began to teach courses in children's book writing and children's literature. He developed 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. He now devotes his time to writing books and educational speaking. He lives with his family in Boston, Massachusetts.
Premii
- Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee, 2001
- Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Nominee, 2001
- Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee, 2001
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee, 2001
- Virginia Readers Choice Award Winner, 2001
- Maine Student Book Award Third Place, 2000
- National Book Awards Nominee, 1998
- Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award Nominee, 2003
- Iowa Teen Award Nominee, 2001
- Sasquatch Award Winner, 2001