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A main character and one of three narrators. He is the child of Michael, who is white, and Leonie, who is Black. The story starts on his thirteenth birthday at his maternal grandparents' house in the fictional town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi. Throughout the book Jojo often acts as a parent to his younger sister Kayla because his mother, Leonie, is not always present. Because of his strained relationship with his mother, Jojo looks up to his grandfather, who has been more of a paternal figure while JoJo's father was in prison, and wishes to be like him. Throughout the book, JoJo has many conversations with spirits while helping them move on to the afterlife.
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