num_pages: 160
description: Joey Pigza can't sit still. He can't pay attention, he can't follow the rules, and he can't help it -- especially when his meds aren't working. Joey's had problems ever since he was born, problems just like his dad and grandma have. And whether he's wreaking havoc on a class trip or swallowing his house key, Joey's problems are getting worse. In fact, his behavior is so off the wall that his teachers are threatening to send him to the special-ed center downtown.Joey knows he's really a good kid, but no matter how hard he tries to do the right thing, something always seems to go wrong. Will he ever get anything right?
language: English
title: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
titlecomplete: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza, #1)
genres: Fiction, Adhd, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Humor, Chapter Books, Childrens, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 16750
series: Joey Pigza
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Washington State Sasquatch Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Young People's Literature
publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books