Joey Pigza Loses Control
| Year of Publication |
2000
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Series Title |
Joey Pigza series, 2/5
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
196 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Author | |
| Publisher |
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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| City |
New York
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| Abstract |
Joey Pigza, who suffers from ADHD and is raised by his grandmother in Lancaster County, spends the summer in Pittsburgh with his alcoholic father that he’s never known. Joey tries to help the baseball team that his dad coaches win the championship.
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| Author Biography |
Jack Gantos (1951— ), born and raised in Norvelt, Westmoreland County, earned his BFA and MA at Emerson College. The author of many children's books, he is best known for his fictional character Rotten Ralph and Joey Pigza. Gantos lives in Boston.
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| Time |
2000s
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