We are reading an AMAZING book about a boy with ADHD called Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. This book does an incredible job portraying the life of a boy who tries to be "normal" but isn't. Joey is hyperactive, impulsive, and has a hard time paying attention to whoever happens to be talking to him. He is accident-prone and is eventually sent to a "special" school to get help. Though it sounds like some kind of lame after-school special, it is not at all preachy or saccharine or corny. It is quite funny to read about Joey's predicaments, and keeps my little ADHD boy listening for at least a couple of chapters at a time. He has even volunteered to read to me for short periods, and was delighted to come across the word "damn" in a story. We have been working our way through for a while now, but the book is quite a bit beyond D's reading level. I'm sure that this will be one of the chapter books that we'll finish though. It is very tempting to me to pick it up and finish it after he's gone to bed, but I really want to read it together. Hopefully, we will go on to read the other books in the series.
