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    <body><![CDATA[This book is more proof positive that good juvenile fiction can rival anything put out there by people writing for adults.  This concise little book about a boy struggling with a terrible family life and ADHD, is heartfelt, insanely funny--I couldn't count how many times I laughed out loud--and poig...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42359478">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This must be my 6th or 7th time through this book.  I enjoy it immensely every time and so do my 5th/6th graders.  They clap at the end because it is such a great book.  Most go on to read the rest of the series.<br/><br/>We actually listened to the sound recording read by Jack Gantos. It is the b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81485996">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It has been a long time since I have read a book that made me think so much as this book. This is this the story of Joey Pigza who has ADHD and a very difficult time at school. His home life is also difficult. He has never known his father and his mother left him in the care of his grandmother for s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72321197">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was really eye opening for me to read as a teacher.  The main character, Joey Pigza, has a really hard time sitting still in class.  He always gets in trouble for talking and making noise, and for not being able to sit still when everyone else around him doesn't seem to be having any troub...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51762349">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Joey Pigza has problems. Big problems. He was emotionally abused by his grandmother. He has never met his dad. He can't get along in his elementary school classroom because of his mood swings and his &quot;dud meds.&quot; We gradually see that Joey must have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), which is not being effectively controlled with his current medication. Joey's life is a terrifying roller-coaster ride, and  Jack Gantos, author of the Rotten Ralph books, drags the reader along to see what life is like with ADD. The story is written from the boy's point of view in a sharp, worried style that veers out of control when Joey does. Joey's control of his own behavior slips away as we read, horrified to see this boy trying to get a grip on his life and failing. He disrupts the class field trip; he puts his finger in a pencil sharpener and injures himself; he swallows his house key. Then he runs through the classroom holding open sharp scissors. When he trips and falls, seriously injuring a classmate, he is transferred to a special-education program in another school. Here, thankfully, he encounters a caring teacher who recommends further medical evaluation, and Joey is eventually able to return to his former school. There is hope for Joey on the last page--he sits in the Big Quiet Chair to read. Gantos has achieved an unusual feat with this book. We want to turn away from Joey's shifting prison of emotions. But for those who stick with him, he shows us what his life is like. We walk a mile in his shoes, our feet hurting all the way. For young readers touched by ADD--and for their teachers and parents--Joey gives us the key to his world. (Ages 10 and older) <em>--Marcie Bovetz</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this story quite a bit.  The protagonist is an older elementary aged ADHD boy named Joey Pigza.  It is very interesting to experience ADHD through the eyes of a child who is expected to go to school and sit still all day and follow instructions and remember the rules.  The author's ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79264721">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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