by Ron Koertge
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either product’s of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Copyright © 2002 by Ron Koertge
Cover photograph copyright © 2002 by Ricardo Pontes
A segment of this novel previously appeared, in a different form, in On the Fringe, edited by Donald R. Gallo, under the title “Geeks Bearing Gifts.”
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
First electronic edition 2011
The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
Koertge, Ronald.
Stoner & Spaz / Ron Koertge. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: A troubled youth with cerebral palsy struggles toward self-acceptance with the help of a drug-addicted young woman.
ISBN 978-0-7636-1608-3 (hardcover)
[1. Cerebral palsy — Fiction. 2. People with disabilities — Fiction. 3. Self-acceptance — Fiction. 4. Drug abuse — Fiction. 5. High schools — Fiction. 6. Schools — Fiction. 7. Video recordings — Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.K8187 St 2002
[Fic] — dc21 2001043050
ISBN 978-0-7636-2150-6 (paperback)
ISBN 978-0-7636-5444-3 (electronic)
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