Crazy Lady

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Summary: The Crazy Lady Reveiw
Review: The book Crazy Lady is about a lady named Maxine. Maxine is an alcoholic and has 1 son. Maxine gets help from a neighbor named Vernon. At first Vernon does not want to help Maxine, but when he finds out she isn't really crazy, then Vernon starts to help her and gives her the idea of Special Olympics for Ronald( Maxine's son). So when maxine said ok we can do the special olympics, Vernon gets a carnival started to raise money so Ronald can get shoes and an outfit so he can compete. Read the book to find out what happens in the rest of the book.

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Summary: Crazy Lady review
Review: The parts I like about this book is when Ronald said his first word and Vernon made a new friend, which he hated before they met.

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Summary: A Heart Warming Story
Review: This book is a heart warming story that tells of a boy named Vernon going from childhood to adulthood. At first he does not care about his school-work and then he starts to fail English. He asks his friends and his older sister to help tutor him but it is no use. Then a neighbor, Maxine Flooter, called the Crazy Lady, offers an old freind. He starts to go to her house for tutoring and his grades get better. Then since he can not pay cash Miss Annie wants him to start helping in Maxine's yard. Maxine is a drunk and her yard is a mess.She has a son named Ronald that is autistic.Vernon can't say no and has to help her. He does it real quick so his friends won't find out. Then Ms. Marlow, Ronald's teacher, finds out about Maxine being a drunk. She starts snooping around and asks Maxine if Ronald wanted to compete in the special Olympics. They decide to and problems arise. To find out if these problems are solved read this heart warming story.

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Summary: Crazy Lady
Review: This book isn't very good. It really is boring. One of the good things in this book is the language. They talk like us except the swearing. It could have gone without the swearing. I liked how it really sounded like a kid talking. None of this proper english stuff. I think they need to add him getting kicked out of school or his friends die or ronald dies at least a little bit of action. Over all this book stunk!

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Summary: We must remove this book for our School's
Review: This book sits on a shelf in my son's school, for any child to read.....maybe for a Highschool Teenager but not for Elementary School children....My 10 year old son brought this book home to read from his school and all that day he kept telling me that it has bad words in it, so after he went to sleep, I stayed up to read it and by the time I was done reading it, I was so upset I didn't sleep all that night. This is the worst childrens book I have ever come across......so now it makes me wonder how many other books there are out there like 'Crazy Lady' and we wonder why kids act the way they do now a days.....Geeeez!! look what they give them to read.........Thank You, from one very upset mom in Florida.................

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Summary: She's an Alchoholic not crazy
Review: This book was a very exciting book. I could hardly put it down. I have a cousin who is mentally ill so I know what its like not to want to let people know because your embarassed. But like ronald my cousin is a great kid. In the beginning I did not want to read this book. But I really loved it. I wonder if there is going to be a sequel.

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Summary: I LOVED it.
Review: This was one of the funniest books I've ever read! I could really relate to a lot of the problems and feeelings Vernon had because I've been in a lot of the same situations. This is a book that is true life and fun to read. Jessica Sanfor

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Summary: A funky book with a funky lady
Review: This wasn't a mama's boy book. It was ok, but it wasn't my type of book. The book had a lot of curse words in it; just so you'll know. The main character, Vernon, helped another boy with retardation and his alcoholic mom that was unliked by the local people. I would rather read historical fiction.

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Summary: wouldn't recomend
Review: To me, this book was not a book I would normally read. It was more like a book that I would have read back in the elementary days. I didn't feel like I could relate to the book in any way at all. This book would have been a good book for learning about differences and disabilities but I do not believe I am doing that. The book does not really have an ending. It leaves you hanging which is one thing that I do not like about this book. I feel that this book could have a sequel. Hopefully that book will be more enjoyable.

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Summary: Crazy Lady
Review: Vernon Dobbs is a struggling student having a bad school year. He has gone in for help. He just can't seem to get the hang of 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 ability to help those around her. His father tries, but is just too busy taking care of the family.
Vernon and his friends have nothing better to do than torment the eccentric neighborhood Crazy Lady, Maxine and her son Ronald who is mentally disabled. One chance meeting, with Maxine, outside the local grocery store will change many of Vernon's perceptions on life. 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 learns that Maxine's "craziness" is in reality alcoholism. Maxine's outrageous behaviors are accurately depicted through clothes and language. Vernon goes from the role of tormentor to that of protector as the story progresses. Conley creates a vivid impression of what life is really like in the section of town in which Vernon lives. It comes through in the attitudes of the grocer who tries to cheat people out a few cents on a regular basis, knowing that the people will not complain too much because they charge at his store. She also portrays a community where people band together supporting and helping each other. The book only gives one small glimpse that Vernon's problem may be a hereditary learning disability. The story addresses peer pressure, alcoholism, and people perceptions of other people with disabilities. Vernon finds out that you cannot control or assume responsibility for 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.