Mrs. Fish, Ape, and Me, the Dump Queen

by Norma Fox Mazer

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380570424
• ISBN13: 9780380570423
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Really endearing story

I read this book as a youngster and never forgot it..now years later..i have a daughter and it was so important i bought a new copy to share with her..this book is good for anyone who likes hearfelt stories with realistic characters and realistic problems

Families are where you find them.

I liked the characters in this story precisely because they were different. Much is said about diversity these days but in reality we have very little tolerance for people who are different than the TV images that create us. But sometimes necessity forces us into unlikely alliances and once we get close enough to know one another...really, we can begin to care. Hopefully this story will encourage readers to look more kindly on those living at the edges of our society and take the risk of knowing them.