No. of pages 288
Published: 2003
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Joey Pigza, Thorndike Juvenile .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published in 2003 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Jack Gantos is the author of successful the Joey Pigza and Rotten Ralph series for younger children and Desire Lines and Hole in my life for teen readers. Jack lives with his family in Massachusetts.
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This book is in the following series:
Joey Pigza
Joey Pigza is a series about a boy with severe attention deficit disorder
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Parents' Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.
This book features the following character:
Joey Pigza
This book features the character Joey Pigza.
"Joey finally comes to terms with himself in this funny, touching and totally endearing story" -- Jill Slotover * Financial Times *
"A funny, tender and soul-searching presentation of the relationship between Joey and his dying grandmother. This third Joey story is upbeat, warm-hearted and delightful" -- Lesley Agnew * The Bookseller *
"Joey . . . is an impossible, contradictory, glorious creation" * Boston Sunday Globe *