false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172859863m/225228.jpg 225228 6 Modern literature's unlikely hero Joey Pigza is back in Jack Gantos's grand finale to the award-winning trilogy that began with <I>Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key</I> and the Newbery Honor book <I>Joey Pigza Loses Control</I>. Joey, the sweetest, funniest kid on meds you'll ever meet, has enough trouble trying to keep his "active" self together. How can he win in his new, self-assumed role as "Mr. Helpful" when his divorced parents are out of control, his Grandma is surly and morbid, and Olivia, the mean blind girl he's forced to homeschool with, calls him a "hyper retard"? Even Olivia's religious mother can't save him with her "What would Jesus do?" refrain. As his world of flawed adults spins around him in carnivalesque chaos, Joey has to decide on a daily basis what he, Joey, should do. At least he has Pablo, his loyal Chihuahua mutt, his lucky charm. Or at least he does until his maniacal father (complete with restraining order) kidnaps the dog to lure Joey out of the house.<p> Joey is a wonderful character, and his first-person narrative is both hilarious and heartbreaking. Sadly, it is his dying grandmother who knows him best: "You know, Joey, if you didn't wear those med patches, you'd just be thinking about yourself, and you wouldn't care about making everyone happy. Your problem is that you got better, and the rest of the world didn't." While it is more rewarding to have read the previous Joey books before this one, it is not mandatory. Still, all three Joey books are memorable, honest, fresh, exciting, truly eye-opening, and should not be missed by child or adult. (Ages 10 and older) <I>--Karin Snelson</I> 218136 2002 What Would Joey Do? (Joey Pigza Books (Paperback)) total:166|5:55|4:57|3:38|2:12|1:4| 166 645 237 24 5 1 false false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 19:25:30 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 19:57:31 -0800 2008 What Would Joey Do? Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 229 pages. Fictional chapter book, series book.

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