What Would Joey Do? Audiobook

" My first grader has been reading Gantos' Rotten Ralph books so I thought I'd check out the Joey Pigza series which has been around for over a decade. Hilarious! I listened to this 3rd book in the series on cd (read by the author) and it had me cracking up in the car. Joey is the sane one in this family as he has to watch his divorced parents battle it out (literally). There are some serious issues here and reading them from a child's point of view is quite poignant. "

" This book is great! It made me laugh AND cry! I loved it! A must have for my classroom. "

" I think that Joey's mother and father had taken it too far. I mean, trying to throw a knife between the eyes of Joey's dad? Isn't that too far? And stealing Joey's dog just to talk to him? Really? Maybe Joey's family is really crazy, but still, it's your family, and you have to except the way they are. It was really sad when Joey's grandma died, Joey's grandma understood his feelings, understood how it is like to live with his dad, they had many things in common, as what Joey thinks, "Grandma is already to past." "

" Third book in the Joey series. The mother is much less sympathetic in this book than the other two--to me it seemed like she was a completely different character. The father is still crazy and completely unlikable and often frightening. The grandmother character is developed more in this book and is actually made much more sympathetic than in the other books. We see a bit more of her past, she tries to convince Joey to go make friends so he doesn't end up like her. Joey is homeschooled with a blind girl, Olivia, who he does eventually become friends with, though it's difficult for him. Joey's still on his meds, and at the end things seemed patched up with his mother and he goes back to his old school. "

" Couldn't finish reading it because i was tooo upset about the 4th book. "

" I cried like a baby reading this. "

" I need to read the first two. It's pretty much a trilogy based on the kids I teach. "

" THE THIRD IN THE SERIES, JOEY GROWS UP A BIT MORE. "

" I liked this a lot better than the 2nd. Again, Joey again proves to be amazing while surrounded by incredibly selfish adults. "

" Joey Pigza is one of my favorite characters. "

" Cannot get enough Joey! He is my hero! "

" A nice wrap up to the trilogy of stories about Joey and his totally crazy family. I love that these books are funny, sad, and honest without being preachy. I love Joey! "

" It was great but the ending kind of ruined it for me. Best one out of all the Joey Pigza Books "

" The Joey Pigza books are always a treat. Although he has calmed down from his earlier books, he still has that Joey charm and a bit of a devil in him that keeps things interesting. I liked his relationship with the blind girl. "

" This book is AMAZING! I loved it. Even though I was forced to read it by my school after I started I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this book. "

" This one is different. Not really age appropriate. Everything with his parents disturbed and upset me. Some parts were cute, but I was really bothered by the stuff with his parents. "

" Another crazy and funny sequel !! "

" A 5th grade teacher was looking for something or other that this book fit in to, so I read it and booktalked it to her class. It was my first Joey Pigza book, but not my last. "

" These books were really great and not at all what I expected from the weird looking covers. Much more serious, but still lots of fun. "

" Loved these books, they were fun and opened my eyes. Some of the few books I read when I was younger. "

" Loved these books, they were fun and opened my eyes. Some of the few books I read when I was younger. "

" The third story to Joey's dilemma of dealing with his Grandmother's illness, and his parents divorce. "

" These books were really great and not at all what I expected from the weird looking covers. Much more serious, but still lots of fun. "

" takes place in Lancaster, PA I knew all the places mentioned in the book. Will recommend it to students. "

" For an excellent review, see Mahrya's below. "

" I need to read the first two. It's pretty much a trilogy based on the kids I teach. "

" A nice wrap up to the trilogy of stories about Joey and his totally crazy family. I love that these books are funny, sad, and honest without being preachy. I love Joey! "

" I cried like a baby reading this. "

" This one is different. Not really age appropriate. Everything with his parents disturbed and upset me. Some parts were cute, but I was really bothered by the stuff with his parents. "

" This book is AMAZING! I loved it. Even though I was forced to read it by my school after I started I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this book. "