The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books - Vol. 68 - Issue 3 - Reviewing Staff, Subscription Rates, and The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza

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Monthly issue of The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (Vol. 68, No. 3, November 2014) published for the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science by Johns Hopkins University Press. Provides reviewing and office staff listings, explains code symbols used with book reviews, and gives detailed subscription rates and mailing/contact information. Includes a review for Jack Gantos’s The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza, summarizing Joey Pigza’s family upheavals, hospital-stay concerns, and action-driven resolution.

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Reviewing Staff

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The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza

THE BU LLETI N OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN’s BooKS November 2014 Vol.68 No.3 CURRENT YR/VOL Marygrove College Library8425 West McNichols Road Detroit,MI 48221 Published for the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Scienceby Johns Hopkins University Press T B E E H L L I N U T OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN's BooKS November 2014Vol.68 No.3 # ALoo%ISSIDE 141 THE Bic PiCTURE The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos 142 Nw Bx)KS FOP CHILJRE AND YouNG PEOPLER”X TITLESI.C E: 144·SamyDave Dig a Hole by Mac Barneut;illus.by Jon Klassen 152·The Farmer and the Clrwn illus.by Marla Frazee 161·Glry OBrien:History of the Future by AS.King 166·Hov It Went Dowm by Kekla Magoon 168·Children Growing Up with War written andillus.with photographs byJenny Matthews 184 PPOFESSI(ONAL CoNECTIONS 185 Su2JECT AD USE INDE ExPLANATION OF CODE SYMBOLS USED WITH REVIEWS *Asterisks denote books of special distinction. R Recommended. Ad Additional book of acceptable quality for collections needing more material in the area. M Marginal book that is so slight in content or has so many weaknesses in style or format that it should be given careful consideration before purchase. The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books(ISSN 0008-9036)is published monthly except Augustfor the University ofIllinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science(GSLIS)by theJohns Hopkins University Press. # REVIEWING STAFF Deborah Stevenson,Editor(DS) Kate Quealy-Gainer,Assistant Editor(KQG)Betsy Hearne,Professor EmeritaThaddeus Andracki,Reviewer(TA)Elizabeth Bush,Reviewer(EB)Karen Coats,Reviewer(KC)Jeannette Hulick,Reviewer(JH)Alaine Martaus,Reviewer(AM)April Spisak,Reviewer(AS) Reviewers'initials are appended to reviews. OFFICE STAFFMelissa Albarran,Editorial Assistant # SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 year,institutions,print $103.00 or electronic $115.00;combined print &electronic $144.00;multiple institutional subscriptions,$70 for the first and $50 for each additional;individuals,$55.00;students,$20.00.In countries other than the United States,add $17.60 per subscription forpostage;subscribers in Canada and Mexico add $13.75.Single copy rate:$11.00.Volumes availablein microfilm from ProQuest,300 North Zeeb Road,Ann Arbor,MI 48106.Complete volumes avail-able in microfiche from Johnson Associates,PO.Box 1017,Greenwich,CT 06830.Subscriptionchecks should be made payable to Johns Hopkins University Press.All notices of change of addressshould provide both the old and new address.POSTMASTER:Send address changes to The Bulletinof the Center for Children's Books,The Johns Hopkins University Press,Journals Division,2715 N.Charles Street,Baltimore,Maryland 21218-4363. All inquiries about subscriptions should go to Johns Hopkins University Press,Journals Division,2715 N.Charles Street,Baltimore,Maryland 21218-4363.Telephone:410-516-6987.FAX:410-516-6968.Toll-free 1-800-548-1784.For advertising information,visit www.press.jhu.edu/journals/advertising.html or phone 410-516-6984 Review copies and all correspondence about reviews should be sent to Deborah Stevenson,The Bul- letin ofthe Center for Children's Books,501E.Daniel St.,Champaign,IL61820-6601.Email:bccb@ illinois.edu;phone:217-244-0324. Visit our homepage at http://bccb.lis.illinois.edu Periodicals postage paid at Baltimore,Maryland and at additional offices.◎2014 by The Board of Trustees of the University ofIllinois Drawings by Debra Bolgla.This publication is printed on acid-free paper. Cover image from The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza copyright ◎2014 by Lane Smich and used bypermission of Farrar,Straus and Giroux. # The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos It's always bittersweet to see the finale of a beloved series,especially when it meanssaying goodbye to a captivating character.So it is with this ffth book featuring theirrepressible Joey Pigza(Joey Pigza Swallow

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What do the review code symbols (Asterisks, R, Ad, M) mean?

Asterisks denote books of special distinction. R indicates recommended, Ad indicates an additional acceptable quality book for collections needing more in the area, and M marks a marginal book requiring careful consideration before purchase.

Who are the listed reviewing staff in this issue?

The issue lists Deborah Stevenson as Editor, Kate Quealy-Gainer as Assistant Editor, Betsy Hearne as Professor Emerita, Thaddeus Andracki as Reviewer, Elizabeth Bush as Reviewer, Karen Coats as Reviewer, Jeannette Hulick as Reviewer, Alaine Martaus as Reviewer, and April Spisak as Reviewer.

What is the main situation Joey Pigza faces in The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza?

Joey returns to his old house with his mother and baby brother, then his mother’s depression leads her to check herself into the hospital. Joey takes responsibility for Carter Junior, with help from his friend Olivia, and later confronts his father’s attempt to take the child.

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