Joey Pigza is going to live with his father and grandmother-the father that left him when he was little and the grandmother that left him too (He thought she had fallen into the sewer). Joey's dad is just like Joey used to be-before he got the patch. Joey becomes the strike-out pitcher for his father's baseball team, chases down golf balls his grandmother hits, and takes his father's advice to throw away his medication. Can he stay in control? Find out in Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos.