Crazy lady! / by Jane Leslie Conly.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Harper/Collins, c1993.Edition: 1st edDescription: 180 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0060213574 :
- 0060213604 (lib. bdg.)
- [Fic] 20
- PZ7.C761846 Cr 1993
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | Conly, Jane Leslie | Available | 33111002583397 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Receiving less and less attention from his widowed father, Vernon joins with his friends as they ridicule the neighborhood outcasts--Maxine, an alcoholic prone to public displays of crazy behavior, and Ronald, her retarded son. Then the social service decides to put Ronald into a special home, and Vernon finds himself fighting the agency. 1994 Newbery Honor Book.
"A Laura Geringer book."
As he tries to come to terms with his mother's death, Vernon finds solace in his growing relationship with the neighborhood outcasts, an alcoholic and her retarded son.