Joey Pigza Loses Control

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Summary: Joey Pigza loses control
Review: Joey Pigza loses control by Jack Gantos is one of my favorite books I've read. It's hilaious,your funny bone will get kicked into high gear when you read it. His dog named Publo gets left behind when Joey goes to vist his dad,but his mom brings publo back to him. You can't wait till you meet his grandma she is crazy! She taped her face and asked Joey if he liked her better with a faclift. His dad is a smaller version of Joey. Read the book and you will find out what happens to Joey.

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Summary: A Number One Book.
Review: I loved this book! It was the best book I ever read! I've read alout of books in the past but nun like this one. It was the funniest book I ever read. You have to read this book. It's defenently a 5 star book. I couldn't put the book down or stop laphing it's so funny.

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Summary: a very good book
Review: I think it is a really good book. I think you should read Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos. It's so good that you woulde'nt want to put it down. I would give it a five star book. This has a kid named Joey and his dog publo, and their the only people who make the book really funny, until you meet his dad and granma.

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Summary: A funny book
Review: This book is so funny and cool!It is about a boy who went to live with his dad.He has to wear a patch because he gets hyper.His dad takes the patchs and flushs them down the toitet.Joey gets hyper.I liked this book.

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Summary: a very exciting book
Review: Well i think this book was a good book becouse it kept me entertained all throughout the book.I also think it was a good book becouse it relates to some kids real problems and feeling and it is also very funny and serious and the same time and that is why i think this book gets 5 stars

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Summary: Charming, delightful, laugh out loud and...informative
Review: Joey Pigza is a wonderful book that kept me laughing out loud, while learning more and more about what it must be like to be a child with ADHD. I gave this book (and Gantos' "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key") to my mother, a first grade teacher, to help her to learn to deal with kids who have this condition. She enjoyed it so much and felt she learned so much, that she passed it around to other teachers in her school. It is a book to learn from for adults, and a book to enjoy for all!

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Summary: Joey Pigza Loses Control
Review: Joey Pigza Loses Control is a great story about a boy who is hyper and has to wear patches who visits his divorced father since a very long time with his dog. He also sees his grandma who gets annoying. He has a lot of adventures with his dad who drinks and smokes. Will Joey like his dad? To find out read this great book!

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Summary: Joey is out of Control!
Review: In this book Joey Pigza is on a vacation to his dad's house that he has never seen in years. He brought his dog with him, and he meets his grandma and Leezy, Joey's father's girlfriend. Once Carter, Joeys father, finds out that Joey has a powerful arm, he just might use him in his baseball team. The only problem is that Carter flushes all of Joey's patches in the tiolet, But will Joey go through all of this??? Will he make it??? Will he loose control??? To find read Joey Pigza Looses Control.

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Summary: A LAUGH RIOT WITH HEART AND SOUL
Review: What are a boy and his dog to do during summer vacation? If you were to ask Joey Pigza, the protagonist in this riotous sequel to Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998), my guess is that he'd respond with a vociferous "CAN I GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT?" Joey Pigza's an affable kid with ADHD who's wired, struggling to navigate his way through adolescence. His meds are finally working, but when Joey heads to his father's house for the summer, his self-command unravels. As Joey's father endeavors to rebuild a father-son relationship, he sacrifices what's best for his son. Off his meds and lost in the battle his father wages for custody, Joey loses control. Bouncing off the walls of his young existence, Joey discovers that life with his loving mother is the remedy for his summer chaos. Joey Pigza is a character as appealing, vibrant, and colossal as Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee, and Jack Gantos' text explodes with intensity as his terse, manic style creates an urgency that perfectly manifests Joey's audacious disposition. The plot, which follows Joey through his frenzied summer escapades back to the reassuring safety of his mother's arms, is a well-structured and satisfying laugh riot that engages from page one. Few readers will close the cover on this sequel without clamoring for further adventures from Joey. Resonating with humor and poignancy, this novel offers readers an intimate glimpse into the lives of those who struggle with ADHD.

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Summary: Stereotyping an "ADHD kid"
Review: After hearing all the hype about this new book by Jack Gantos, I was disappointed with it. Yes, it is shown through the eyes of Joey who is constantly worried about being "wired." But the dark undertones concerning his family seemed to blur this image, aiming the spotlight at his disfunctional family. The idea of an alcoholic father who is at times abusive and feels that Joey must become superior to his ailment in order to be a man is disturbing for me. Add on the emotionally-damaged, cancer-ravaged grandmother along with the minimum wage single mom, and you get a book of cliches. It is exactly this profile that most special education students who suffer from ADHD are trying to negate. It is not for young children; instead, it is meant for adolescents who can reflect thoughtfully on Joey's circumstances and can understand the truth in this stereotypical work.