"Mothers Fiction." . . "School stories." . . "Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)" . . "Bullies Fiction." . . . . . . . . . . . "Everybody hates school politics" . "Juvenile works" . . "Fiction" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Chris's mother, Rochelle, runs for PTA president against the mother of Joey Caruso, placing Chris in a conflict between his wish to see his mother lose the election, and pressure from Joey who wants her to win." . "Humorous fiction." . . . .