S Book Club: The Complete List Reading List - Book Finder. The Unshelved Book Club. Joey Crouch was a quiet, focused, straight-A student with a controlling mother who made him practice the trumpet every day. His life changed when his mother died in an accident. He had to move to his father's house in rural Iowa, despite the fact that they had never met. The town residents call Joey’s dad Garbage Man. He doesn’t seem to care at all about Joey, and Joey gets picked on at school because of his father's nickname and the way his father smells. His dad doesn’t stink because of garbage, though; his father is a grave robber. And Joey decides he wants to be one, too. Why I picked it up: I’m training a friend for her first half-marathon, so I’m spending a lot of time running.
Why I finished it: Joey needs an adult in his life. I loved this audiobook so much I looked for excuses to get outside with my iPod. I'd give it to: K.C., who is in school to become a funeral director and is going to have to learn how to pretty-up dead people. Book Clubs-Book Recommendations-Book Reviews-Book Discussion Questions-BookMovement. Canadian Book Clubs. Reading Group Choices.