The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza
Joey Pigza: Book #5
- By: Jack Gantos
- Narrated by: Jack Gantos
- Length: 3 hours 40 minutes
Description
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.
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Joey Pigza Series

I Am Not Joey Pigza
By: Jack Gantos
Narrated by: Jack Gantos
Length: 4 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
“I’m a brand-new man with a brand-new plan.”
Joey Pigza is knocked for a loop when his good-for-nothing dad shows up on his doorstep as a recycled person. After a lucky lotto win, Carter Pigza truly believes he’s somebody else. He’s even renamed himself Charles Heinz–and he insists that Joey and his mother join his happy Heinz family plan.
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The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza
By: Jack Gantos
Narrated by: Jack Gantos
Length: 3 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
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... Read more »
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Joey Pigza Loses Control
By: Jack Gantos
Narrated by: Jack Gantos
Length: 3 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Everything seems to be coming together for Joey Pigza. His new meds are making his ADD more manageable, and he finally feel in control. But will he renewed relationship with his recovering-alcoholic father make him lose it all?
"Struggling to please everyone even as he sees himself hurtling toward disaster, Joey emerges as a sympathetic hero,... Read more »