Uncle Raymond is running for state Senate. Next, Copper is off to Aunt Judith and Uncle Raymond. Copper says some rude things to Sarah (making fun of her overbite) and Dorothy decides that Copper isn’t welcome there anymore. Of course, they’re caught after being tattled on by Sarah. Copper wants to meet up with the very cute Ricky Layton. So Kim and Copper pretend to go to a movie, but sneak to the skating rink instead. One rule is that the girls aren’t allowed to go to the skating rink on Friday nights (because that’s when the stoners are there). Copper usually gets Kim to go along with what she wants to do. Copper’s mother was usually too drunk to care too much about what she was doing. Copper assumes she’ll be rooming with the pretty and popular Kim, but instead she’s put with babyish and tattle-tale Sarah.ĭorothy and Tom have more rules than Copper is used to. Dorothy and Tom have three daughters Kim (14), Brenda (11), and Sarah (8). Her stepfather has decided to leave, and the book begins with him calling family members trying to get them agree to take Copper in until the mom gets out.Ĭopper ends up going to Aunt Dorothy and Uncle Tom’s house. Her mother has just entered an alcohol rehab center (again) and can’t care for her. But I actually prefer this book over either of those (but not as much as Double Trouble, which technically takes place in the same universe as this book.)Ĭopper Jones is twelve years old. Barthe DeClements is most well-known for her books Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade, and Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You.
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