The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza, Jack Gantos
The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza, Jack Gantos
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The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza

Author: Jack Gantos

Narrator: Jack Gantos

Unabridged: 3 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/28/2014

Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Jack Gantos was raised in the town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, and now lives in Boston. In addition to Dead End in Norvelt, winner of the Newbery Medal, and From Norvelt to Nowhere, he is also the acclaimed author of four other Joey Pigza novels, the Jack Henry story collections, the many Rotten Ralph books, and the Printz Honor memoir Hole in My Life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Missy on October 23, 2014

When I finished what I thought was the last Joey Pigza book, I was despondent. I loved Joey Pigza, and I knew I was going to miss him. Well, what a delight to see The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza on the new books shelf. And how wonderful to meet his baby brother, Carter. And to encounter Olivia, th......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on July 07, 2014

This last installment is the darkest book in the Pigza series. Joey always makes me laugh but there's always the dark undercurrent in these stories. Joey grows up a little more in each book and Gantos always leaves us with hope that if not all will be well with Joey, it will be as good as he and his......more

Goodreads review by Monica on December 05, 2014

Reviewed for Horn Book. Here's a quote from it on the Barnes & Noble site (but go find and read the whole review --- I'm darned proud of it:). *"Readers of all ages are going to cheer Joey on as he heroically deals with one over-the-top situation after another. By the time this final book of the ser......more

Goodreads review by Kristine on February 12, 2015

How do you rate Joey Pigza? I read Gantos' Newbery winner Dead End in Norvelt and reviewed it as "I just wasn't the type of reader for this book." Now that it's well established I'm not a "fan" what in the blazes do I do with this little disgusting genius of a book? I haven't read any other part of t......more

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