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Summary: Wired By Andre
Review: Joey Pigza is not your average kid. He is a very annoying kid because he always challenges his teacher, Mrs. Maxy by doing really bad things. He also comes up with some very weird theories about himself being like the Tasmanian Devil. Joey Pigza can't stand still. He can't pay attention, he can't follow the rules, and he can't help it- especially when his meds aren't working. Joey's had problems ever since he was born, problems just like his Dad and Grandpa have. And whether he's wreaking havoc on a class trip or swallowing his house key, Joey's problems are getting worse. In fact, his behavior is so bad his teachers are threatening to send him to the special-ed center downtown. To find out if they do or do not send him there, you have to read this fantastic book. Joey knows he's a really good kid but no matter how hard he tries to do the right thing something always seems to go wrong. Will he ever get anything right?Nominations & Awards: Finalist, 1998 National Book Award for Children's Literature Notable Children's Books of 1999 (ALA) Notable 1999 Children's Trade Book in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
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Summary: Joey please don't swallow anything else!
Review: I recently had to read this book for a children's literature class and I LOVED IT!!! I am ADHD and I totally understand where Joey is coming from. I am also going into the field of Elementary Education and I have worked with other children with ADD and ADHD. I honestly felt sorry for Joey when he would mess up in school because I knew that in his heart he was trying so hard! I also understand how it feels to be "wired wrong." When Joey finally gets the right medication I think it gives hope to children and parents that maybe there is hope for their ADD/ADHD child. I know that I am 20 years old and I loved this book, and I'm sure other adults will too, its a quick funny read and I would suggest it to anyone that has ever worked with a child with ADD or ADHD.
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Summary: joey pigza swallowed the key
Review: This book is the most funniest and kind of sad, book I loved
Mr. Jack your a very good writter I never imagined I mean its
very good, I read this book to my cousins and they loved it
very much, thanks to you, now they love books
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Summary: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Review: Our 6th grade Book Club just finished reading Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. We give it an "18 thumbs up". There are nine of us in the club. Joey Pigza is the main character and suffers from ADHD. At first he is being raised by his grandmother. This is not a good situation for Joey. His mother reappears in the story and she changes some rules for Joey to follow. Then his grandmother leaves. His mother is an alcoholic and has her own problems. Besides being serious, the book has humorous moments. For example, when he swallows his house key at school and has to let nature take its course. Because of his dud meds, the Amish field trip is a disaster. But the ultimate disaster is his disaster of cutting off the tip of Maria's nose. This sends him to the Special Ed center where he finally gets some help from "Special ED." Joey finds out his brain is not like scrambled eggs and is then given the proper medication for his ADHD problem. In the end, Joey realizes he has always been a caring person but just needed to be on the right medication. We highly recommend this book as a read aloud or book group selection.
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Summary: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Review: The book that i read was Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. It is very intresting to me. This book is about a very overactive boy. He is a boy who takes medication for his often mood swings. First he's this boy who is just sitting in his desk, then he becomes an out of control, hyper, and excited kid! I can kinda relate to Joey because I have some traits similar to him. Some of them are that I can become really hyper during the day, im also a very excited person all day long.
The book Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key was very fun to read. I really liked this book because I can relate to Joey. ""At school they say I'm wired bad, or wired mad, or wired sad, or wired gland, depending on my mood and what teacher has ended up with me. But there is no doubt about it, I'm wired."" That is very much like me. But i have never swallowed a key before.
There were some parts that I disliked in the book. There is one phrase that Joey always says. It bothers me when he says it. ""Can I get back to you on that?"" That is the quote that i dislike. Joey always says that after almost each remark and joke that he makes.
My favorite part in the whole book is something that happens to Joey. First Joey recives a key to his house from his mother that comes back. There is a string around the key so that Joey wouldn't lose it. So Joey keeps in his pocket and pulls it out during class. Joey swallows the key and takes it out, but his teacher, Mrs. Maxy, cuts off the string to the key and tells him don't play around with that key. But Joey never listens and swallows the key again but, little does he remember that there's no more string on the key and now the key is now stuck in his stomach. That is my favorite part because when I read that it told me that Joey and I are both forgetful and were not even that old.
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Summary: Joey Pigza Soars Like a Roller Coaster
Review: Joey Pigza is a kid in Ms. Maxy's 3rd grade class. He is suffering from ADH, and his life is like a soaring roller coaster. Originally, he lived with his somewhat abusive and also hyperactive Grandmother. Their house always looked like a tornado hit it. He had a very hard time at school. He had no friends. Since he could not sit still for 5 seconds, he always got in trouble. One day he sharpened his finger in a pencil sharpener. A big change occurred when his mom came back into his life, and his grandmother moved away. Joey has never met his Dad. One day he swallowed his house key, so he went to a Special Ed class for a little bit of the day. One day at school Joey was making bumper stickers for he and his mom to change the world. So he took Ms. Maxis big teacher scissors to cut the stickers out. He was running with them and tripped and cut off the tip of the nose of one of his classmates. He was sent to a Special Ed school to help him with his problem. They had to do a brain test to make sure that Joey got the right medication. Joey met new people and learned about his condition. He got to go back to his old school in Ms.Maxy's class. I think Jack Gnats did a great job on this book. Out of all the books that I have ever read this was the best one. I am ten years old in the fourth grade.
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Summary: how dumb can you be to swallow a key
Review: the book joey pigza swallows the key is a very good book. the reason this is a good book is because you never now what joey is going to do because it all matter on weather he toke his meds or not
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Summary: Charecters for $ale
Review: Buy this character, Joey Pigza, [...] you'll love his entertainment! He is michovus and funny. Also his love for pleaseing you will fil your heart. He'll help you like he helpes his teachers and friends. He'll bring joy and happieness to your home. Face it! He's better than any other kid! Even though he's different, he's superior acts of kindness, prove that he is the one for you! So now you an have him for yourself! [...]
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Summary: Just Voice
Review: (This review is in the voice of the character.)
Hi, I'm Joey Pigza. "Some say I'm wired bad, some say I'm wired glad, some say I'm wired mad...but everyone agrees, I'm wired!" Read about me in my book, Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key. You're sure to love it! My adventures will make you buzz like busy bees. Your body will tingle when I forget to take my meds. You might relate me to your little brother or your phyco neighbor. I bounce off the walls and break things wherever I go. My book will make you laugh out loud. You'll love it when I stick my finger in the sharpener or eat shoofly pie. You might not want to buy this book, but it would be good if you borrowed it from your local library. Thanks, Joey Pigza
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Summary: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Review: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key is an okay book. Joey Pigza is a kid who has ADD. He was living with his grandma until his mom came back. His grandma left and his mom took care of him from then on. His mom worked every day and when he got home from school she was still working. So his mom decided to give him a house key, bad idea. A few days later he was at school playing around with his key and he swallowed it. After his regular teacher saw that happen she sent him to the Special Ed room.
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