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Crazy Fish
Contributor(s): Mazer, Norma Fox (Author)

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 ISBN: 0152063730     ISBN-13: 9780152063733
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE: $11.35  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2007
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Annotation: Eleven-year-old Joyce doesn't mind living near a garbage dump. She likes helping her uncle, Old Dad, run it. What she does mind is being different, and getting called Dump Queen. Even worse than her classmates' teasing is knowing that her mother isn't there to shield her from the pain.

Being different doesn't bother Mrs. Fish, the new school custodian, who dresses oddly and sings in the hallways. At first, like the other kids. Joyce thinks Mrs. Fish is crazy and shuns her. But "Crazy Fish" turns out to be the one person who shares everything with Joyce -- her food and her cat, her stories and her wisdom. If only Joyce's new friend could come and live with her. But can Joyce convince Old Dad, who doesn't trust anyone, that he needs Mrs. Fish as much as she does?
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2007006561
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 390(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 8" L (0.45 lbs) 160 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Friendship
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 48668
Reading Level: 3.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Eleven-year-old Joyce lives with her reclusive uncle, Old Dad, who runs the town garbage dump--which is why the kids at school call her the Dump Queen. Her only friend is Mrs. Fish, the new school custodian whose wild outfits and uninhibited personality inspire her nickname, Crazy Fish. When Mrs. Fish is around, everything in Joyce's life seems okay. So when fiercely independent Old Dad falls ill, Joyce must convince him to accept her friend's help.

Contributor Bio(s): Mazer, Norma Fox: - NORMA FOX MAZER is the award-winning author of many novels for young people. She has been honored with the Christopher Award, a Newbery Honor, the Edgar Allen Poe Award, and a National Book Award nomination. She and her husband, novelist Harry Mazer, divide their tiem between Jamesville, New York, and New York City.
 
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