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Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos

Joey Pigza Loses Control

by Jack Gantos
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  • First Published:
  • Sep 1, 2000, 208 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Mar 2002, 208 pages
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Candace

Jack Gantos is a great writter and this is one of his best books yet! It's fun exciting and ou never know what will happen next. The next page your about to cry, then next your laughing histarically, and then the next your helka grossed out. It is such an aventurious book because he has such bad a.d.d. I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sabrina McNally

This book was very funny. I feel it depected a child with ADHD to a T.
Michelle

I THINK ITS A GREAT BOOK I REALLY LIKED IT. IT WAS SO COOL
Tessa Tacasa

This was a great book! Joey is a really moving and interesting character
An eigth grader

This book is a great book, Jack Gantos is able to mix humor and real life together very well, This is a laugh out loud book, almost as good as the first joey P book, but no where near the Jack Henry series.
Theo Bhagyam

I thought that this was a good book..............As to an earlier comment I think that this was one of his times......It is a touching story about a kid that has ADD.....I real Pickeruper and dont stop....
anson

this book make me confuse some time, but it is a great book
Tori

Here are my reasons for liking or not likeing the book
    It kinda got boring
    it had some good parts
    Some parts were funny
    some parts were boring
    it all depends on what types of books u like to read

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