What Would Joey Do? (Joey Pigza Books) by Jack Gantos - Excellent Way to conclude the Joey Pigza Trilogy!

Modern literatures unlikely hero Joey Pigza is back in Jack Gantoss grand finale to the award-winning trilogy that began with Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key and the Newbery Honor book Joey Pigza Loses Control. Joey, the sweetest, funniest kid on meds youll 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 hes forced to homeschool with, calls him a hyper retard? Even Olivias religious mother cant 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.

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 didnt wear those med patches, youd just be thinking about yourself, and you wouldnt care about making everyone happy. Your problem is that you got better, and the rest of the world didnt. 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) --Karin Snelson

Excellent Way to conclude the Joey Pigza Trilogy!

Joey has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). He cant focus, cant be understood by most, cant ease his tension, excitement, stress, and anxiety much at all. Joey lives with his alcoholic, trouble-filled mother and dying, smoking-fiend grandmother. Joeys father is out of the picture: his parents are divorced, and his father never was and will probably never be the father every dad should be. Occasionally, when Joeys mother and father do see or even exist in each others presence, conflict and violence break out almost instantaneously. Joey has gone through numerous schools, none ever working for him. Joey has two friends: his Chihuahua, Pablo, and a blind girl named Olivia, who is the only other student in his school- a devout Christian woman who teaches Joey and her daughter in her home. To just name a few examples, most can obliviously conclude on the apparent difficulties that lie in Joey Pigzas life, every single day. However, in the final book of the Joey Pigza trilogy, Joey goes up against all odds and shows the world his true character- not the dysfunctional outcast he appears to be, but the kind, positive, humble kid he actually is, with a helping hand and a heart of gold to all.
With a Mr. Helpful label taped to his forehead and a smile on his face, Joey Pigza takes you through his last story in What Would Joey Do?. With more pressing issues arising and more problems being solved, Joey discovers real facts of life. In this final book, he tries his best to make himself the best person he can be- less of a problem-starter; more of a problem-solver. Not only does he help others, but he also realizes that he can and is able to make choices on his own; that he is responsible and mature enough, ADHD or no ADHD, to function and live like every other extraordinary person. What Would Joey Do? and the Joey Pigza trilogy is by far one of the best young-adult series I have ever read, and I would recommend it to anyone of any age who loves a great read on overcoming weaknesses and living life to the fullest.

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