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What Would Joey Do?

by Jack Gantos · 2002

Joey Pigza seriesbook 3 of 5Next:I Am Not Joey Pigza(2007) →

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Joey's dad just roared into town on a motorcycle, his mom is chasing her ex-husband away with a broomstick, and his grandma's camped out on the couch behind a plastic shower curtain. What's more, Joey's chihuahua has been dognapped, and his mom insists that he be homeschooled with a mean blind girl and her super-religious mother. Welcome to Joey's world.

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With his new self-assumed role as "Mr. Helpful," Joey's on a mission to make everything and everyone better. Can Joey accomplish all this or will his wild, wired behavior spin him out of control all over again?

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
disabilitydisabilityMore like thisLess of thisdivorcedivorceMore like thisLess of thisdysfunctional familydysfunctional familyMore like thisLess of thismental healthmental healthMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
medium · 229 pages

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