The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza

By: Jack Gantos

Narrated by: Jack Gantos

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.

Love this boy Joey, & his story! Highly recommend.

Fantastic family. Very funny. Love the narrative. Felt like I was there with them. Made us smile while listening.

Fun Family Listen

They should make a movie! ~Eric, 9

I think it's awesome . It's inspiring to me because I feel like I'm messed up and don't fit in certain places. ~Ian, 11

It's a good read. Interesting because it deals with heavy topics but it's overall very funny. ~Pierce, 14

Amazing! Perfect

Jack Gantos does an amazing job showing the thoughts of Joey pigza. This is quite a dark read in a good way. Very sad and emotional. Best book ever!

We love Jack and Joey P!

we love everything jack gantos writes but most especially joey who is just like my max. thanks Jack.

Amazing but…

To the Author This is amazing but it doesn’t tell why joes dad messed up his face