Synopsis
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.
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.
About Jack Gantos
See more books from this AuthorClad in black leather, Carter Pigza motorcycles into town like some mad vampire on the loose, with Mrs. Pigza chasing after him with a broom, looking like a witch about to take flight.
| Read Full Review of Joey Pigza Loses Control (New...As if Joey didn’t get into enough trouble in his unforgettable debut, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (1998), Gantos has him wig out again in this sad, scary, blackly funny sequel.
| Read Full Review of Joey Pigza Loses Control (New...by Jack Gantos, finds the hero flustered by his parent's questionable reunion and his ailing grandmother's efforts to push Joey to make friends.
| Read Full Review of Joey Pigza Loses Control (New...The final title in the saga that includes the Newbery Honor book Joey Pigza Loses Control finds the hero flustered by his parent's questionable reunion and his ailing grandmother's efforts to push Joey to make friends.
| Read Full Review of Joey Pigza Loses Control (New...Desire Lines) humanely examines nature (both Joey's father and grandmother are as ""wired up"" as he) versus nurture (abandonment by Joey's parents, abuse by his grandmother, children's taunts) as factors in Joey's problems.
| Read Full Review of Joey Pigza Loses Control (New...In a starred review, PW said, "Like its predecessor, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, this high-voltage, honest novel mixes humor, pain, fear and courage with deceptive ease."
| Read Full Review of Joey Pigza Loses Control (New...This sequel to JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY continues the story of Joey, a boy with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: he's totally wired unless he takes his medicine.
| Read Full Review of Joey Pigza Loses Control (New...In this era of screens, speed, sports and multiple distractions, parents can often forget to read to their children.
Apr 04 2008 | Read Full Review of Joey Pigza Loses Control (New...An aggregated and normalized score based on 199 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes