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Mazer, Norma Fox

Crazy Fish

184 pp. | Morrow | October, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-688-16281-9 $$15.00
1980, Dutton
(3) 4-6 Originally titled Mrs. Fish, Ape, and Me, the Dump Queen. Abandoned by her parents, Joyce is ostracized at school because her uncle ("Old Dad") manages the town dump. When Old Dad suffers a stroke, Mrs. Fish, the quirky-but-lovable school custodian, steps in to keep the dump running, and a wary romance develops between the two lonely adults. Written in a naturalistic style, this character study peeks into the hearts of those deemed "different" and shows how an unlikely family is created.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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