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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.
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5 editions- Audiobook · English · 1999Listening Library · 9780553526141
- Other · English · 1999Tandem Library · 9780785761532
- Other · English · 1995Crazy Lady! (Trophy Newbery)HarperTrophy · 192 pages · 9780064405713
- Other · English · 1993Harper/Collins · 180 pages · 9780060213572
- Other · English · 1993Laura Geringer/HarperCollinsPublishers · 9780060213602
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