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Rad Child Podcast
Way to Go & Room to Grow- ADD & ADHD

Rad Child Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 73:04


This week join Seth and Rebecca for a discussion about their favorite kids books about ADD and ADHD.  Show Notes: 2:20 - Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets (The Adventures of Every Day Geniuses), by Barbara Esham 21:22 - All Birds Have ADHD, by Kathy Hoopman 23:17 - Ramona Quimby, by Beverly Cleary 23:38 - Amelia Bedilia 23:42 - Calvin and Hobbs 24:08 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, by Rick Riordan 23:42 - Joey Pigza, by Jack Gantos 33:18 - Just Ask: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You, by Sonya Sotomayor 34:57 - The Day you Begin, by Jacqueline Woodson 51:50 -Sarabella's Thinking Cap, by Judith Byron Schachner     Find us on the web! Rad Child Podcast: www.radchildpodcast.com Facebook Twitter Instagram Contact us: radchildpodcast@gmail.com Be a guest Donate Buy Rad Merch Shift Book Box: https://www.shiftbookbox.com/ Facebook Instagram Twitter  

ADHD Essentials
25: The 20th Anniversary of "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" with Jack Gantos, Author

ADHD Essentials

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 41:00


In today’s episode, we’re talking to Jack Gantos.  Jack is the author of the Joey Pigza book series, about a boy who has ADHD.  The first book of which, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, is a National Book Award Finalist, and celebrates it’s 20thanniversary this year. Learn more about Jack, and all of his books at http://www.jackgantos.com.   In Today’s Episode We Discuss: A spolier-free overview of the Joey Pigza books. Why writing the books was a labor of love for Jack. How things have changed for kids with ADHD over the past 20 years. Rambling childhoods. The value of Audiobooks.   Registration for the ADHD Parenting groups closes on Monday, June 25th! To learn more,and get on the registration list, go to www.ADHDessentials/parentgroups.

Booktalks Quick and Simple
Gantos, Jack. THE KEY THAT SWALLOWED JOEY PIGZA

Booktalks Quick and Simple

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2015


Gantos, Jack. THE KEY THAT SWALLOWED JOEY PIGZA

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National Book Festival 2014 Webcasts
Jack Gantos: 2014 National Book Festival

National Book Festival 2014 Webcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2014 28:44


Aug. 30, 2014. Jack Gantos appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: The creator of such beloved characters as Rotten Ralph and Joey Pigza, Jack Gantos received the Newbery Medal in 2012 for "Dead End in Norvelt," which features a 12-year-old boy named Jack Gantos. Several of Gantos" other works and characters are also based on his life, such as Rotten Ralph, an aggressive cat he had as a pet. "A Hole in My Life" is an inspirational book that has helped many teenage boys in trouble. Gantos' new book is "The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux/Macmillan). Joey is a boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6400

National Book Festival 2011 Videos
Jack Gantos: 2011 National Book Festival

National Book Festival 2011 Videos

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2011 44:59


Jack Gantos appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: When Jack Gantos was 7, his family relocated to Barbados, where he attended British schools. His family then moved to Florida, and in the sixth grade, he started a diary and began his life as a writer. He is well known for his "Joey Pigza" and "Rotten Ralph" series of books. His new book is "Dead End in Norvelt" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), and he is also one of the writers of "The Exquisite Corpse Adventure," an original story written for the Library of Congress' Read.gov website and now a book from Candlewick. For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5280.

Children's Literature (Spring 2011) English 481
Steven R. - Joey Pigza Loses Control.wmv

Children's Literature (Spring 2011) English 481

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2011 3:53


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Meet the Author (AdLit.org)
Jack Gantos (Joey Pigza)

Meet the Author (AdLit.org)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2008 23:00


Jack Gantos' interesting life has provided the raw material for many of his books. The Jack Henry middle-grade fiction series was based on Gantos' own adventures as a boy, and the award-winning Joey Pigza books resulted from Gantos' interactions with children with ADHD. Hole in My Life, a book for teens, tells the true story of the time Gantos spent 18 months in prison. AdLit.org is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers. For more interviews with young adult authors, visit us at www.AdLit.org, a national education service of public television station WETA. Funding is provided by grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation.

Meet the Author (Reading Rockets)
Jack Gantos (Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key)

Meet the Author (Reading Rockets)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008 8:48


Jack Gantos' interesting life has provided the raw material for many of his books. The Jack Henry middle-grade fiction series was based on Gantos' own adventures as a boy, and the award-winning Joey Pigza books resulted from Gantos' interactions with children with ADHD. For more author interviews, visit us at www.readingrockets.org, a national education service of public television station WETA. Funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Booktalks Quick and Simple
Gantos, Jack. I AM NOT JOEY PIGZA

Booktalks Quick and Simple

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2007


Gantos, Jack. I AM NOT JOEY PIGZA

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