| Joey Pigza Loses Control Contributor(s): Gantos, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374399891 ISBN-13: 9780374399894 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2000 Annotation: Joey, who is taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the father he has never known and meets a grown-up version of himself. But Carter Pigza believes Joey can be as normal a kid as he wants without medication, and Joey wants to believe him more than anything in the world. Click for more in this series: Joey Pigza Books |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00020098 |
| Age Level: 10-14 |
| Grade Level: 5-9 |
| Lexile Measure: 800(Not Available) |
| Series: Joey Pigza Books |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.87 lbs) 208 pages |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product |
| Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2004 Maine Student Book Award, Second Place, Grades 4-8, 2002 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2002 Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 2001 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007), Winner, Gold, 2000 |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2000 pg. 883 Publishers Weekly 08/14/2000 pg. 356 Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2000 pg. 567 School Library Journal 09/01/2000 pg. 228 New York Times 12/03/2000 pg. 87 Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2001 pg. 863 Booklist 09/01/2000 pg. 114 ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/2001 pg. 1378 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 72 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style Booklist 12/15/2001 pg. 728 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 72 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style Publishers Weekly 08/11/2000 School Library Journal 08/24/2000 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 45124 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. This title has Common Core connections. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gantos, Jack: - Jack Gantos has written books for people of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. His works include Hole in My Life, a memoir that won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert Honors, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a National Book Award Finalist, and Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor book. Jack was born in Mount Pleasant, 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. |
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