What Would Joey Pigza Do?
What Would Joey Pigza Do?
Summary
'Joey Pigza, you need a life!' Grandma wants Joey to find a friend, stop running around after his NUTTY parents, and start looking after himself. But Joey's got other plans - he's going to be MR HELPFUL. Can Joey the secret superhero suceed in his mission to keey everybody SMILING?
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What Would Joey Pigza Do? by Jack Gantos
'Joey Pigza, you need a life!' Grandma wants Joey to find a friend, stop running around after his Nutty parents, and start looking after himself. But Joey's got other plans - he's going to be Mr Helpful. Can Joey the secret superhero succeed in his mission to keep everybody Smiling?A funny, tender and soul-searching presentation of the relationship between Joey and his dying grandmotherThis third Joey story is upbeat, warm-hearted and delightful -- Lesley Agnew * The Bookseller *
Joey . . . is an impossible, contradictory, glorious creation * Boston Sunday Globe *
Jack Gantos (Author)
Jack Gantos was born in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, and has spent time living in Barbados and South Florida. He has written books for readers of all ages, including the acclaimed Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key and its sequels, the teenage novel Desire Lines, and the youthful memoire Hole in My Life.
His is also the writer of Dead End in Norvelt and From Norvelt to Nowhere, a pair of semi-autobiographical novels about the importance of history and reading, the first of which won the prestigious Newbery Medal in 2012. He lives with his wife and daughter in Boston, Massachusetts.
David Tazzyman (Illustrator)
Dermot Milligan is eleven, obese and has just started at Big School. He's a big fan of The Lord of the Rings, and he hates his evil sisters, Ruby and Ella (Rubella). His all-time favourite donut is the classic ring, but he's also very keen on jam.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780440870548 |
| ISBN 10 | 0440870542 |
| Title | What Would Joey Pigza Do? |
| Author | Jack Gantos |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2014-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |