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product_id: 20150347
title: "Stoner & Spaz Paperback – August 9, 2011"
brand: "ron koertge"
price: "R198"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 7
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/20150347-stoner-and-spaz-paperback-august-9-2011
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# Stoner & Spaz Paperback – August 9, 2011

**Brand:** ron koertge
**Price:** R198
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Stoner & Spaz Paperback – August 9, 2011 by ron koertge
- **How much does it cost?** R198 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Ben is a sweetheart
  

*by B***G on Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2014*

Ron Koertge really made me care about Ben. Interesting perspective, great insight. Sweet main character.

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    Beyond stereotypes
  

*by B***T on Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2005*

Stoner & Spaz takes some surprising turns in a genre that too often relies on heavy-handed cliches to make a point.  Teen drug literature often relies on stock characters (the abusive father, the defiant teen, the street kid, the clueless adult) and standard plot mechanisms (teen led astray by evil peers, teen tricked into trying drugs then swiftly becoming an addict) to drive home the point that drugs are bad.  This book breaks through the stereotypes beginning with the narrator, Ben, a 16 year old boy with cerebral palsy who is remarkably intelligent, sensitive and self-aware, although something of a social misfit because of his self-consciousness about his condition.  He is being raised by his wealthy, conservative, proper grandmother following the suicide of his father and the abandonment by his mother.  The grandmother's character too is nicely drawn; although she is strict and conservative, she is also understanding and shrewd.  In fact, this is perhaps the most refreshing thing about this book- it does not pit the adults against the teens.  Decent, funny and cool adults share equal time with the younger characters and give more dimension than is usually found in this type of book.The drugged out girl, Colleen (the "stoner") is on a fast track to disaster, flirting with bad company, marijuana, cocaine and cynicism.  But she has a sense of humor and an unflinching way of dealing openly with Ben's condition that ultimately rescues him from the isolation with which he has surrounded himself.  Although Colleen has a bad reputation because of her drug habits and her promiscuity, she brings a certain notoriety and cachet to Ben that he's never experienced- suddenly, the other kids are interested in him.  An understanding adult opens a creative channel for him to explore this new world, and, in the course of this short novel, he learns much about himself, his peers and growing up.The story is fast-paced, quick reading, and delivers the right message without being sanctimonious.  It is very refreshing to have a main character with cerebral palsy who deals so openly with his condition and how it impacts his daily existence.  The bits about everyday events such as getting dressed or climbing in a car are descriptive without being self-pitying or bathetic. Also surprising but refreshing is that Ben's brief marijuana experimentation does not lead to the usual drug addiction and death.  The issues in this book are leavened with humor, compassion and hope- all of which are refreshing (and rare) in this genre.

### ⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Incomplete story with unrealistic characters
  

*by D***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2019*

As someone with Cerebral Palsy, I am always interested in literary fiction that features a character with CP. Unfortunately, this book missed the mark.First, the book description makes it seem as though this is a stand-alone book (Yes, I am aware there is a second book that has been published which I am guessing continues the story).  But it’s incomplete and reads like the first part of a larger novel rather than a stand-alone.Second, the characters are pretty far out there, especially Colleen.  How is this girl functioning the way that she is and no other adult but Ben’s grandma sees a problem?! There is also very little substance in the relationships between the characters and the dynamic that is there is extremely stereotypical.I think this story has a lot of potential, but needs to be reworked to truly be successful.

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