Joe
What does Joseph's grandma call him and why?
A little nut because his last name is Oak and oak trees grow from an acorn nut.
What are Joe's two best friends names?
What are Grandma and Joe forced to do when Joe's mom gets arrested? The mess with mom?
Grandma puts the house up for bail, Joseph's mom leaves, so they wind up having to sell the house and become homeless.
What is the sharetable and the corner store at school?
The share table is where they put uneaten food for kids that may be hungry later and the corner store are snacks Mrs. Swan provides in her classroom.
What does Joseph name the mobile home?
Overripe Banana because it is yellow
What is Joseph allergic to and how does he find out?
He is allergic to poison ivy and he found out when he went to get his ball out of a bush and his face blew up.
What is Joe's favorite teacher's name?
Ms. Swan
How does Joseph get a place to live?
His friend Nick sees their car full of stuff at school, so he tells Joseph about a mobile home for rent.
What new plan does Joseph have about getting food from The Gathering Spot?
Dumpster Diving
What are the names of the three dogs Joe rescues?
Lucky, Lucky Duck, and Lucky Dawg
What do Joseph and his grandma keep at their front door?
A baseball bat for security and an accordion folder for all of their papers. Grandma tells him that if there is a storm they need to pick it up.
Who is the owner of the trailer park that Nick and Joe live in?
Uncle Frankie
What does Uncle Frankie help Joseph and his grandma with when they move in and why?
He helps them get furniture because he has been where they are
What happens when the tornado comes?
Joseph can't make it to the shelter so he ties himself to a tree but the tornado takes him. He flies through the air but survives.
How much did Joseph weigh when he was checked into the hospital?
68 pounds
What is the word Joe uses instead of a cuss word, and how did he come up with it?
Sitgen, All the languages that Grandmum used to cuss in. All the langauges where they lived.
What is the name of the lady who needs a wheelchair in the trailer park?
Miss Blythe
Joseph describes his mom as a chimera, what is she a made of?
A butterfly, a crow and a storm
What happens to grandma?
She has a stomach aneurism in the garden and dies
What does Joseph say every story boils down to?
And thens and booms
What does Joseph pick for his prize after playing Whaddya know?
A giant box of toilet paper.
What are the names of the four members of the Davison family?
Iris, Mike, Olive, Phoenix
What does Joseph paint on the inside of each Free Little Pantry?
In memory of grandmum
How would Joseph draw poverty?
As a reticulated python
What does Joseph compare his grandma's arms to?
Captain America's Shield