Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, written by Jack Gantos, is the first in a series of books featuring Joey Pigza. The book was a National Book Award finalist.
[edit] Plot
The story, told from Joey's perspective, deals with Joey's inability to control his impulses. These impulses lead Joey to do numerous things, both at home and at school, which get him in trouble.
The book starts off with Joey saying that he is a very wired kid. As the book goes on, he talks about how his father left the home when he was 3 years old and his mother went after him, while his (also extremely wired) grandmother watches over him for the next 3 or 4 years old. But the last summer his mom comes home. Joey goes through school being a big trouble maker. He's a good kid, as he repeats to many different people throught the story, but he's just a little messed up. Joey takes meds every day but some do not work as well as others. When they do not work, well that is where the problems begin.
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