num_pages: 192
description: 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.
language: English
title: Crazy Lady!
titlecomplete: Crazy Lady! (Trophy Newbery)
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Chapter Books, Childrens, School, Young Adult, Banned Books, Family, Fiction, Disability
ratings_count: 1582
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High
publisher: HarperCollins