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THE KEY THAT SWALLOWED JOEY PIGZA for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
In 1998 I came across a new book with an odd title, JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY. I read it out loud to my classroom of 11-13 year olds. The story of a wired boy labeled as ADHD with a … Continue reading
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I AM NOT JOEY PIGZA for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
It’s been a long time since I was first introduced to Joey Pigza. In fact, 1998 to be exact. I picked up a copy of JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY and loved the story of Joey, a boy getting engulfed … Continue reading
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Review: Dead End in Norvelt
The sequel comes out tomorrow but today I’m taking a look at Jack Gantos’s autobiographical novel , DEAD END IN NORVELT. Date of Publication: 2011 Page count: 73,597 Publisher’s description: Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End … Continue reading