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Crazy Lady: Newbery Medal-winning novel

Author Jane Leslie Conly
In Library 1 books
Book ID JB 0460 JL-C
Category New Arrivals: Juvenile Fiction (Age 8-14)
Genres Novel, Fiction,
Remaining - (0) Book
Credit Point - 3 points

Description

Reading age8 - 11 years, from customers
192 pages

Increasingly alienated from his widowed father, Vernon joins his friends in ridiculing the neighborhood outcasts'Maxine, an alcoholic prone to outrageous behavior, and Ronald, her retarded son. But when a social service agency tries to put Ronald into a special home, Vernon fights against the move.

1994 Newbery Honor Book
Notable Children's Books of 1994 (ALA)
1994 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)
1994 Young Adult Editors' Choices (BL)
1994 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)
Young Adult Choices for 1995 (IRA)