A review by yapha
The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos

3.0

In this fifth and final book about Joey Pigza, he and his mother and his new baby brother are back in the house that Joey grew up in with his grandmother. Joey is still struggling with managing his meds (his mother has hidden them) and stopping himself from spinning out of control. When his mother checks herself into the hospital because of postpartum depression, Joey is left alone to take care of the baby. Luckily, Olivia, the meanest blind-girl in the world and Joey's former girlfriend, shows up to lend a hand. As they try to survive one day at a time, Joey is ever watchful for his unbalanced father, both fearing that he will return and hoping that he does. Will Joey ever have the stable family that he longs for? An emotional roller coaster of a book. Recommended for fans of the series, grades 5-8.