What Would Joey Pigza Do? (Joey Pigza Books)
“Readers who don’t know Joey will have no trouble jumping right in with this book, and those who have met him in the previous books will enjoy the way ‘Mr. Helpful’ tries to set things right in a chaotic and uniquely amusing world.”—School Library Journal“[Gantos] resolves his honest, affecting trilogy by giving his protagonist the heart to continue loving people despite their sometimes terrible flaws and the perseverance to keep aiming in the right direction—no matter what the grown-ups say. No need to read the prequels to enjoy this one.”—Booklist, Starred Review “Hard to believe that Joey is the almost-normal one in this third and last installment in the chronicles of Joey Pigza . . . It’s not just a funny story with nutty parents out of control, it’s a poignant story of family, loss, lessons learned, and one boy’s learning to make his way in the world with confidence and good cheer. This work easily stands by itself, but readers new to Joey Pigza will rush out to get the others, too. A must read.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review