AUTHOR: Jane Conly
ISBN: 0064405710
Plot Summary: Vernon tries to come to terms with his mother's death. Alienated from his father, he joins his friends in taunting the neighborhood outcasts: Maxine, an alcoholic, and Ronald, her retarded son. But when a social service agency tries to put Ronald in a special home, Vernon fights it.
Complaints: Offensive language
At Seymour, Texas, Elementary School, a complaint was filed because the book was "using God's name in vain." Challenged at the Prospect Heights, IL school libraries (1996) because of "swear words".
Solonor Says Ban It Because: Free people should not need to resort to swearing.
Links:
Jane Lesslie Conly Biography