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Stoner And Spaz Koertge Ron

Stoner And Spaz By Koertge Ron

Stoner And Spaz by Koertge Ron


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Summary

Ben, nicknamed "Spaz" because of his cerebral palsy, is a real loner. Looked after by his straight-laced grandmother as if he were still a small child, his only escape is the decrepit Rialto Theatre, where he watches old movies. The last person he wants to meet there is drugged up Colleen.

Stoner And Spaz Summary

Stoner And Spaz by Koertge Ron

A beautifully written, uncompromising yet poignant account of the relationship between a boy with cerebral palsy and a girl with a drug habit. Ben Bancroft is the invisible man. Nicknamed "Spaz" because of the cerebral palsy that has disabled him since birth, he's a real loner: no parents, no siblings, no friends, just a wealthy, straight-laced grandmother, who looks after him as if he were still a small child. His only escape is the decrepit Rialto Theatre where, on Friday nights, he watches old movies with the other loners. The last person he expects - or wants - to meet there is Colleen Minou. Drugged out, covered in tattoos, clad in ripped tights and a neon mini skirt, she's the kind of trouble Ben's spent his life avoiding. But when Colleen climbs into the seat beside him and rests a woozy head on his shoulder, it's the start of a relationship that will alter Ben's life...for ever. With forthright humour and explicit dialogue, Stoner and Spaz tells an engaging story of the coming together of two teenagers from very different worlds, each with a demon to face...

Stoner And Spaz Reviews

"If only a few more people dared to portray disabled people this way we might bury some of the patronising attitudes towards disabled people..." Dan Batten, Scope Magazine. "I shall use it in training..." Margie Woodward, Scope's Disability Equality Officer.

About Koertge Ron

Ron Koertge is the author of several acclaimed novels, including The Brimstone Journals. Of Stoner and Spaz, he says, My wife works with the learning disabled and the physically disabled. One night she came home and told me about a young man with cerebral palsy - and a terrific sense of humour. Coincidentally, that day I had talked to a former student of mine who'd recently been in rehab for substance abuse. What would happen, I wondered, if those two knew each other? Two months later I had the first draft of Stoner and Spaz. An avid movie buff, Ron Koertge lives in the house featured in John Carpenter's film Halloween. He teaches English at Pasadena City College and Vermont College in the US.

Additional information

GOR002783938
9780744590555
0744590558
Stoner And Spaz by Koertge Ron
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Walker Books Ltd
2002-10-07
128
N/A
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