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Stoner and Spaz

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By Ronald Koertge
Publisher Candlewick Press
Stoner and Spaz
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A funny, inyourface novel starring an unlikely teenage pair a sheltered cinemaphile with cerebral palsy and the tattooed, straighttalking stoner who steals his heart. For sixteenyearold Ben Bancroft a kid with cerebral palsy, no parents, and an overprotective grandmother the closest thing to happiness is hunkering alone in the back of the Rialto Theatre watching Bride of Frankenstein for the umpteenth time. Of course he waits for the lights to dim before making an entrance, so that his own lurching down the aisle doesnt look like an ad for Monster Week. The last person he wants to run into is druggedup Colleen Minou, resplendent in ripped tights, neon miniskirt, and an impressive array of tattoos. But when Colleen climbs into the seat beside him and rests a woozy head on his shoulder, Ben has that unmistakable feeling that his life is about to change. With unsparing humor and a keen flair for dialogue, Ron Koertge captures the rare repartee between two lonely teenagers on opposite sides of the social divide. Its the tale of a selfdeprecating protagonist who learns that kindred spirits can be found for the looking and that the incentive to follow your passion can be set into motion by something as simple as a human touch.

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27940 words27,940 words
176 pages176 pages
Lexile 490LLexile 490L
Published 2002Published 2002

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Book ISBN:

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