Joey Getchie
Joey Getchie is the main character in The Myth of Joey Getchie series. At the start of the first book, Property of the State, Joey was sixteen years old and living in foster care.
Biography
Joey's mother is Eva Getchie and his father Orville Getchie. His sister is Laura Getchie. His father and sister died in a house fire when Joey was six years old. Eva fled the scene, leaving Joey to be taken into state care. From that point on, he live in the Oregon foster care system. He had nine different foster placements from age six through the events of Property of the State.
During Property of the State, Joey is being fostered in the home of Anita and Wayne Bobbitt. He worked as a housecleaner and doing odd jobs for the Huntzel family while attending high school at Katz Learning Annex.
At the end of Property of the State, he became the owner of the dog Caliban who was left behind when Kristina McEntire fled the burning Huntzel Manor with her brother Philip Huntzel.
Foster Placement History
| Foster Parent(s) | School | Age | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maddie O'Neill | Buckman | 6 to 7 | 1 to 2 |
| Smiths | Kelly | 8 to 10 | 3 to 5 |
| Quittners | Abernethy | 10 | 5 |
| Yearlings | Hosford Middle | 11 | 6 |
| Tinkels | Lane Middle | 11 to 13 | 6 to 8 |
| Tinkels | Marshall | 14 | 9 |
| Franks | Forest Grove | 14 | 9 |
| Rieskes | Parkrose | 14 | 9 |
| Natrones | Central Catholic | 15 | 10 |
| Bobbitts | Katz | 15 to 16 | 11 |
Appearances
- The Missus, short story
- Property of the State, novel
- No Wrong Answers, short story (currently unpublished)