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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Joey Pigza series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key audiobook runs 3 hours unabridged, narrated by Jack Gantos (about 2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key at common listening paces
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30 min / day6 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 3 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Joey Pigza

This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 20.1 hours in all.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key is book 1 of Jack Gantos's Joey Pigza series: a 3-hour unabridged recording, read by Jack Gantos, released May 26, 2009, on the Non-fiction (Kids) and Humor shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3 hrs
Narrated by
Jack Gantos
Released
May 26, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-fiction (Kids), Humor
Series
Joey Pigza #1
ISBN
9780739381144

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key audiobook?

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key runs 3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2 hours.

Is the Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key?

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key is narrated by Jack Gantos.