The fifth and final book in the groundbreaking Joey Pigza series brings
the beloved chronicle of this wired, wacky, and wonderful boy to a
crescendo of chaos and craziness, as everything goes topsy-turvy for
Joey just as he starts to get his feet on the ground. With his dad MIA
in the wake of appearance-altering plastic surgery, Joey must give up
school to look after his new baby brother and fill in for his mom, who
hospitalizes herself to deal with a bad case of postpartum blues. As his
challenges mount, Joey discovers a key that could unlock the secrets to
his father's whereabouts, a mystery that must be solved before Joey can
even hope that his broken family might somehow come back together--if
only it doesn't pull him apart first.
This title has Common Core connections.