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Crazy Lady tells the story of Vernon, a boy in early adolescence struggling with family, friends and school. At first, Vernon lives like any other young boy, causing minor chaos on his block in a neighborhood of Baltimore. He laments that, as a boy in junior high, he can no longer play kids games, but remains too young to get a job like those in high school. This leaves Vernon and his friends to dismantle bicycles and hot wire cars, just to prove that they can.

Then, however, Vernon receives his first report card. Already behind one year, and big for his age, he laments the failing grades in nearly every class. At his sister's advice, Vernon goes to see the guidance counselor. When she tells Vernon that tutoring costs $2 per hour, he know his family cannot afford the expense. Since the sudden death of his mother several years...
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