This kid is in for quite a time!
Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key is a book about Joey Pigza a kid with ADHD who acts all wacky and crazy. His dad left him at a young age and he has a dysfunctional mother. His grandmother also had ADHD and acts wild too. The book chronicles his adventures through school. It is the first in a series of five books.
Tropes:
- Alcoholic Parent: Joey's Mom was known to drink during her pregnancy with him.
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Joey Pigza, having ADHD, really has trouble focusing.
- Catchphrase: Joey's is, "Can I get back to you on that?"
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Joey Pigza had to go through A LOT to get to where he is today.
- Exactly What It Says on the Tin: The book is about Joey Pigza and he ends up swallowing a key.
- Jerkass: Joey's teachers are usually this towards him, making him do favors like roll up their car windows when it's raining and generally degrading him.
- Nasal Trauma: Joey accidentally cuts off the tip of a girl's nose in class.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Joey Pigza ends up accidentally cutting up a girl's nose when running with scissors and tripping on his bunny slipper's ears.
- No Social Skills: Joey with his zany personality isn't exactly good at interacting with others.
- Parental Abandonment:
- Disappeared Dad: Joey's Dad abandoned him at a young age.
- Precious Puppy: Joey Pigza gets a dog at the end of the story.
- Rejected Apology: Joey Pigza knocks on the door of the house of the girl whose nose he accidentally cut up. Her dad answers it and acts very angry and threatening towards him despite his apology.
- Swallow the Key: Joey ends up doing this hence the title.
