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 fathers whereabouts a mystery that must be solved before Joey can even hope that his broken family might somehow come back together--if only it doesnt pull him apart first
