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Joey Pigza's got heart, he's got a mom who loves him, and he's got "dud meds," which is what he calls the Ritalin pills that are supposed to even out his wild mood swings. Sometimes Joey makes bad choices. He learns the hard way that he shouldn't stick his finger in the pencil sharpener, or swallow his house key, or run with scissors. Joey ends up bouncing around a lot - and eventually he bounces himself all the way downtown, into the district special-ed program, which could be the end of the line. As Joey knows, if he keeps making bad choices, he could just fall between the cracks for good. But he is determined not to let that happen.

作者用幽默而略带疼痛的笔触描写了一个与众不同的男孩乔伊·彼戈萨，多动症（又称注意力缺失过动症）使他的注意力无法集中，总是不断低犯错：把手放进卷笔刀，吞掉家里的钥匙，削伤同学的鼻子……他不想这样做，却无法控制自己，连吃药都不管用。乔伊知道自己不是个坏孩子，可他总是把事情弄得一团糟。他想做一个好孩子，一个正常的孩子，这个愿望能实现吗？

Book Titles:
Swallowed the Key 吞钥匙的男孩
Loses Control 乔伊和怪爸爸