I Am Not Joey Pigza (Joey Pigza Books)
by Jack Gantos
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Author: Jack GantosEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-24
ISBN: 0374399417
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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- ISBN13: 9780374399412
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of I Am Not Joey Pigza (Joey Pigza Books)
Book Review: Book with an identity crisis
Summary: 5 Stars
This book, like its characters, has an identity crisis. It's trying to be a children's book, but I think it's really for grown ups. Mr. Gantos has done a superb job of exposing the workings of the mind of a troubled and confused youngster and the impact of the actions of the sometimes feckless, sometimes neglectful, sometimes abusive adults in his life. This dead-on true-to-life story careens non-stop through the misadventures of this hyperactive kid who gets only bad examples and confusing demands from the people who should be guiding him towards discovery of his best self. As a pediatrician and as a teacher, I have known children like Joey-aka-Freddy, lost in families like this. So I really appreciate how Mr. Gantos has laid bare the real difficulties of special-needs kids who get just what they don't need from their parents. But who is this book for? It is decked out in a cover which bespeaks zany humor and suggests that it is appropriate for ages 10 and up. I don't think so. Child abuse and neglect just aren't funny. Like Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this story will be of great interest to educators and people preparing for careers in which they will work with troubled children and dysfunctional families. I can envision it being extremely useful in a support group for parents of hyperactive kids or in a parenting class for fathers who want to do better by their kids. But it's not for preteens. Kids who are just beginning to be able to think about thinking need more reality-processing in their literature. Kids who, like Joey, get no good models from adults at home are probably better served by stories that model a constructive inner dialog and appropriately supportive family relationships. This story is a masterpiece, but it's too raw for preteens.
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