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154 pp.
| Farrar |
October, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-374-33664-4$$16.00
(1)
4-6
In this rollercoaster of a ride, ingenuously and breathlessly narrated by young Joey Pigza, readers are treated to an up-close and personal introduction to life with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--or being "wired," as Joey puts it. His forthright, kidlike commentary has an unaffected charm in this compelling tragicomedy.