Joe is never quite sure what is going to happen in his life. He lives with his grandmum and his mother, however, he's never sure when his mother will take off. The last time she left she was gone for a year.
He and his grandmum lived in the Gingerbread House. They had a garden and almost everything they needed to get by, but eventually grandmum's cleaning job wasn't providing enough money to keep it all going. That's when Joe learned the true meaning of "and then, BOOM!" That's what he called it when suddenly the electric was cut off or the gas for the furnace. Finally, they were forced to leave the Gingerbread House.
After couch surfing and living in grandmum's car, they got lucky. They heard about a trailer in a trailer park that was available. It would need some work, but it was way better than living in the car.
Joe and his friends make the best of their situations, and all is working well until grandmum dies. Now Joe's mother returns but for how long.
AND THEN, BOOM! by Lisa Fipps shows readers what it is like living on the edge. Is there enough food in the house, heat, and clothes? If your parent has run off, how long before someone calls CPS? Joe's story mirrors much of the author's life. She hopes his story will help others like him as well as educate others.
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