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Crazy Lady
J. L. Conly
I read a book called ’’Crazy Lady’’ written by Jane Leslie Conly. She is an American author born in 1948. ’’Crazy Lady’’ was her third book. It was written in 1993. The book was one of the Newbery Honor  books of 1994.
The story takes place in the Tenely Heights during 1980s. The book is about teenager boy. His name is Vernon Dobbs . He has two sisters and three brothers. He is a struggling student having a bad school year . He has gone in for help. He just can't manage with reading . He has had no one to turn to since his mother passed away from a stroke three years earlier. His mother had an uncanny wish to help people around her. His father tries to help Vernon, but he is just too busy with taking care of the family. Vernon and his friends have nothing better to do than tease the Crazy Lady of neighbourhood. Crazy Lady’s name is Maxine. She has problems with alcohol . She lives with her son Ronald who is mentally retarded.
Once met Vernon Maxine outside the local grocery store . They started communicating and his view of life turned upside down. Maxine introduces Vernon to her friend Mrs. Annie a retired schoolteacher. From Mrs. Annie he will learn that not everything in life is black or white. In exchange for tutoring, Vernon agrees to do odd jobs for Maxine. Vernon understands that Maxine's "craziness" is in reality alcoholism . Maxine's outrageous behavior is accurately depicted through clothes and language . Vernon changes from the role of teaser to the protector during the progress of the story.
The author tries to show the life of 1980 in Tenley Heights. It feels like the story is based on real -life. The story addresses peer pressure, alcoholism, and people perceptions of other people with disabilities. Vernon finds out that you cannot control anyone 's actions but your own. He finds out that his father has been there for him all the time and Vernon discovers that triumph and tragedy often go hand in hand. I didn’t have a certain plan to read this book. I found it accidentally. In my opinion, it was easy to follow, but it was written in American English . It was hard to translate into Estonian.
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