The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza, Paperback
Descriere
The fifth and final book in the groundbreaking Joey Pigza series brings the beloved chronicle of this wired, wacky, and wonderful boy to a crescendo of chaos and craziness, as everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey just as he starts to get his feet on the ground. With his dad MIA in the wake of appearance-altering plastic surgery, Joey must give up school to look after his new baby brother and fill in for his mom, who hospitalizes herself to deal with a bad case of postpartum blues. As his challenges mount, Joey discovers a key that could unlock the secrets to his father's whereabouts, a mystery that must be solved before Joey can even hope that his broken family might somehow come back together--if only it doesn't pull him apart first. This title has Common Core connections.
Despre autor
Jack Gantos este un autor american de cărți pentru copii. Este cel mai bine cunoscut pentru personajele fictive Rotten Ralph și Joey Pigza. Rotten Ralph este un pisic care apare în douăzeci de cărți ilustrate scrise de Gantos și ilustrate de Nicole Rubel între 1976 și 2014. Joey Pigza este un băiat cu tulburare de deficit de atenție cu hiperactivitate (ADHD), prezent în cinci romane publicate între 1998 și 2014.
