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Imprint: Yearling
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Published: 27/02/2014
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ISBN: 9780440870715
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Length: 192 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 13mm x 129mm
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Weight: 138g
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RRP: £6.99
Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key
Joey is a good kid, maybe even a great kid, but his teachers never know what he's going to do next. He sharpens his finger in the pencil-sharpener and swallows his house key. He can't sit still for more than a minute - Joey is buzzing!
Told from Joey's own unique viewpoint by acclaimed American author Jack Gantos, this is an exceptionally funny and touching story about a boy with severe attention deficit disorder (ADD).
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Imprint: Yearling
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Published: 27/02/2014
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ISBN: 9780440870715
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Length: 192 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 13mm x 129mm
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Weight: 138g
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RRP: £6.99
Reviews
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"It is a tremendous achievement to incorporate so much understanding and explanation into a cracking good story. I found it a vivid and startling book"
The School Librarian
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"One of the funniest recent publications . . . Written with the energetic, breathless, non-stop gusto of the main character"
Financial Times
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"Its wit, verve and strong story make it a fascinating read"
TES
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"[This] could easily become required reading for anyone who works or lives with children and for any child who enjoys brilliant comic writing tinged with the poignancy of reality"
The Bookseller
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"The reader will quickly be engaged by the gritty honesty of this character who has a great deal of moral courage . . . Joey Pigza stays with you long after the last page has turned"
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