Books in the Joey Pigza series

Joey is a good kid, maybe even a great kid, but his teachers never know what he's going to do next. Told from Joey's own unique viewpoint by acclaimed American author Jack Gantos, this is an exceptionally funny and touching story about a boy with severe attention deficit disorder (ADD).

Everything changes for Joey when his crazy, long-lost dad returns home after a lucky lottery win. Now they're rich, Carter Pigza truly believes that his family can start a whole new life and that means embarking on a brand new career running a busy diner - and changing their family name from Pigza to Heinz. Can Joey handle becoming Freddy? And how does he really feel about the fact that he's going to become a big brother?

Joey's dad is well and truly wired!After months of nagging, Joey Pigza is finally allowed to spend the summer holidays with his dad. Joey so wants to believe his dad is right - but Joey remembers just how manic he felt before he got help.