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The fifth and final book in the groundbreaking Joey Pigza series brings the beloved chronicle of thiswired, wacky, and wonderfulboy 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, Joeymust giveup schoolto look after his new baby brother and fill in for his mom, whohospitalizes herself to deal with a bad case of postpartum blues.As his challenges mount, Joey discoversa key that could unlock the secrets to his fathers whereabouts, a mystery that must be solved beforeJoeycan evenhope that his broken family might somehow come back togetherif only it doesnt pull him apart first.,
About the Author
Jack Gantos has written novels for adults, young adults, and middle grade readers, as well as over twenty books for primary readers, including twelve titles chronicling the misadventures of Rotten Ralph. He lives in Santa Fe, NM.Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Slowking4 (Own work) [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html) ], via Wikimedia Commons.
