Chapter 1: Joey seems to be smart and knows it. “I’m wired.
Yet he does not pay attention in class, he gets kicked out of math lesson. He spins around in hall way. He spins his way
to the principal’s office.
Chapter 2: Father and mother left Joey when he was in
kindergarten. Raised by grandmother.
Mother came back. Grandma would watch Joey when Mother worked. Grandma
couldn’t handle Joey’s hyperactivity and would yell at him. She would throw
fits. She left one day in a huff and has not been seen for days. Mother has
been giving Joey ‘meds’.
Chapter 3: Over the summer the school contacted Joey’s
mother. They said he really should have been held back a year but no teachers
wanted him in their classes. The school recommended seeing a doctor. This was
when Joey was given his prescription. His meds made him sit still and pay
attention. Joey’s mom has her medicine too ‘alcoholic drink’. They worked for
well the first day but were not reliable for all days. The doctors blamed this
on puberty. Joey finds out that his Grandma is in Pittsburgh with his father.
Chapter 4: Since Joey’s mother does not get home from work
until two hours after Joey is done with school he has a house key on a string
which he keeps tied around his neck. He was playing with it in class one day
putting it in his mouth and nearly swallowing it and fishing it back up with
the string. Mrs. Maxy came over and cut the string from the key. Joey turns to
a classmate and bets a dollar that he will swallow his key. He does and
realizes that the string is no longer attached. Joey freaks out and is taken to
the nurse. Given some medicine twice that makes you throw up, the key does not
show up. Joey is then taken to the special ed room where he is introduced to
Mrs. Howard.
Chapter 5: Joey’s key returns through a course of nature.
After washing and a new string he goes to school. He swallows it again and
pulls it back up with the key. Mrs. Maxy takes his key and puts it on her
bulletin board and tells Joey that it will be given to her each morning and
given back at the end of the day. Joey is then sent to special ed class. It is
Harold’s birthday and there is a party. Joey blows out his candle and is sent
to the chair. Upon returning home without his key he waits for his mother on
the porch. He has questions for his mother. He asks if she drank while she was
pregnant with Joey. She confesses she did but it was fine. He asks this because
a new child is brought into the special class that Joey overhears the mothers talking about his mother’s drinking
when pregnant.
Chapter 6: The fourth and fifth grade classes were taking a
field trip to an Amish farm. They toured through a house and Joey became
overwhelmed with the smell of something wonderful. In the kitchen of the Amish
house they were serving Shoofly pie. Mrs. Maxy refused to let Joey have a piece
because of all the sugar in it. After the tour came pumpkin carving. Mrs. Maxy
also refused to let Joey have a knife and insisted on just drawing on a
pumpkin. Joey wanted to carve, so he refused to give it back and ended up
throwing the knife into the cornfield. He was sent to the bus. Instead of going
to the bus he made his way into the kitchen and stole a whole pie. Running off
into the cornfield he ate the entire pie and began to feel a sugar high. He ran
through the cornfield and into the barn. He climbed all the banisters to the
very top of the barn. He came face to face with an owl. A farmer climbed to the
top to get Joey on a huge ladder. Mrs. Maxy told Joey not to move. Not
listening, Joey walked across a beam and jumped into a pile of hay hurting his
ankle.
Chapter 7: During the morning of the school day there was a
substitute teacher. An announcement was made that gifted students should report
to the auditorium for a meeting. Joey snuck along with the gifted students in
his class and lingered in the stage curtains. He heard messages about changing
the world and making it a better place and helping out other people. He was
inspired. He returned to his class and instead of playing outside for recess he
made bumper stickers with the message “Hate is not a family value” on them. The
safety scissors would not work when cutting the poster board. Children were
returning from recess so Joey quickly ran up to grab Mrs. Maxy’s scissors. As
he was running to the back of the classroom he slipped on his one slipper and
sliced the tip of Maria Drombrowski’s nose off. An ambulance was called and
Joey was sent out of the classroom with all of his belongings.
Chapter 8: Joey’s mother is called in from work to speak with
Mrs. Jarzab. With Joy’s record she recommends the special ed school in town.
Protocol requires Joey be suspended for 6 weeks and counseling.
Chapter 9: Joey stays home from school. Tomorrow he starts
the special ed classes. His mother goes off to work. Joey breaks one of the
biggest rules. He leaves his house and walks to Maria’s house. Her father
answers the door and tells Joey that “messed up kids shouldn’t be aloud to go
to school with regular kids”. He wants to apologize to Maria’s face but her father
scares Joey away and then insults his mother.
Chapter 10: Today is Joey’s first day at the Special Ed
Center. He meets Mr. Ed (Special Ed) and is shown around the school. He meets a
couple children on the bus.
Chapter 11: Joey’s teacher is bringing him his homework
assignments to keep up and not fall behind. In Special school he visits the
doctor today. His doctor tells him that his meds are not working properly but
to get new ones he needs a brain test to find the right meds.
Chapter 12: Joey and his mother are on their way to
Pittsburgh. Joey’s mother confesses that when she left she had a drinking
problem. Joey talked about the awful things his grandmother would make him do
and how harsh she treated him.
Chapter 13: After Joey’s brain scan appointment, him and his
mother do some site seeing before returning home. Joey has interest in
contacting his father, Carter Pigza. His mother is not keen on this at all and
insists no. She explains he still has a drinking problem and is concerned with
how he would treat Joey.
Chapter 14: Joey’s brain scans came back normal so his
attention disorder is not neurological. His doctor prescribed him with a patch
that seems to be doing well and he only has a few more weeks left at his
special school. Now searching for a dog with his mother, Joey really wants a
Chihuahua. After looking in the newspaper they find a part Chihuahua and a part
dachshund. They adopt him and Joey names him Pablo Pigza.
Chapter 15: Joey, his mother, and Mrs. Maxy all have a
meeting to discuss whether or not Joey can come back to the school. An
agreement was made that Joey must complete one week in the regular special ed
classroom before he can rejoin his class. He is welcomed back!
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