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Title: Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos ISBN: 0-06-441022-6 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 05 March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.44 (81 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Joey Pigza Loses Control
Comment: Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos is a funny book. Joey has suffers from ADD. Over the summer he spends six weeks in pittsburgh with his father who is recovering from being an alcoholic. This story pertains to many lives and is very realistic. Joey is just like any typical boy with divorced parents. He states things like "I cant help you get back together with mom if you drink." As while reading this book questions are asked like how will Joey recover from his illness, and what will happen in the summer with his dad. Which most people would be thinking a dad who is an alcoholic has a child with ADD and you wonder how his dad is going to take care of Joey. Many of the things in the story that Joey does makes you laugh, especially when joey starts shaving himself, all over his body. This book is a good attention getter for the reader because when things are funny it makes you want to read on. And many of the readers who read this book can relate to the characters beacuse there are many divorced parents who live far away, there is also some divorced parents are alcoholics becuase there upset, therefore people can relate in many ways.
Rating: 5
Summary: A High Literary Merit Book
Comment: Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos
Joey Pigza Loses Control is an excellent book for children and adults alike. This book can help anybody learn about how a child is affected with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), and how that child lives his life. The book shows Joey when he is on his medication, and when he is off his medication, because his father feels that he does not need the medication. In the story, I love the setting id great, because we are so close to Pittsburg, PA and it is a real place on a map. The children can see where they live in relation to Joey. The characters in the book are great. First, there is Joey, a little boy living with ADHD, and how he copes with the disorder. Then there is Joey's father, as his mother puts it in the book is, '' he can be, you know, wired like you, only he's bigger,' (pg. 8). Joey's grandmother is an old lady that has emphysema, and the way Joey describes her breathing and her scratchy voice is believable for children. Some of the settings in the book are great for children too, because they can relate to Storybook Land Fun Park, because they are familiar with the nursery rhymes, also the baseball fields are great, because most, if not all, children are familiar with baseball fields. These are all things the children can relate to throughout the book.
The figurative language, dialogue, mood and tone, and pacing all make this a book of high literary merit. The figurative language in this book is great, and provides an unmistakable image in the minds of the readers, for example, the passage in the book where Joey's father is comparing himself to Humpty Dumpty, 'I stood up and stared over at old Humpty and I thought, I'm as bad as he is. I'm nothing more than a teary-eyed busted-up egg,' (pg. 26). This all provides an image about how his life was going, but yet he really was not Humpty Dumpty, the children are familiar with this though. The dialogue in the book provides insight into the characters, and the impulsivity of Joey is made apparent when he shoves a peanut up his nose. The mood and tone facilitate suspension of disbelief, and the author provides an example of this when he has Joey's grandma holding the dog at Joey's last baseball game, even though throughout the book she could not stand the dog. The pacing and style of the book was great. The style allowed the readers to read at their own pace, not overwhelming the readers, but toward the end of the book when Joey does not have his medicine, the pacing seems to speed up a little, and that encourages the reader to speed up and continue on reading.
This book would definitely be a great book in the classroom. The primary use of the book would be when the children would be learning about disabilities, this would be great to help the children learn about ADHD. Along with that, the book could be used if a child in the class has ADHD, and the children need to understand what this child is going through. Overall, the book was entertaining and a great selection to read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Calling All Kids!
Comment: If you have anyone in your family who has trouble staying in their place, and is constantly "on the go," then this book is for you! Joey Pigza is a young boy who tries to do things the right way, but he can't help it that he is hyper. He has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and has to wear a "patch" that helps him make the right choices. Joey's parents are divorced and is spending the summer with his dad. Joey's dad is as hyper as Joey, and spends time trying to get Joey to be a star baseball player. He doesn't want Joey to depend on the "patch" too much, so Joey attempts to lead his life without his medication. On top of all this, Grandma, who is hooked to an oxygen tank, yet continues to smoke cigarettes, is sending confusing messages to Joey. He doesn't know what to do, but he tries his best.
This book is laugh out loud funny. One part was so funny, that when I was reading it aloud, I started crying I was laughing so hard! Everyone can relate to Joey, because everyone knows someone who has ADHD, or divorced parents. Read and enjoy the whole series!
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