My Time as Caz Hazard
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9781551433196
Pages
128 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Caz thinks she has a pretty good reason when she punches her boyfriend in the face, but she gets expelled anyway. Moving to a new school, she is told she is dyslexic and sent to special education classes. Caz tries to fit in and get by while suffering the taunts and abuse that others throw at the students in her class. Her friendship with Amanda leads her into new territory--shoplifting and skipping school. Coupled with her parents' impending separation, her life is spiraling out of control.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; separated parents; separate homes
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
separated parents
Keywords
dyslexia; learning disability; special education; bullying; expulsion; new school
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kyi, Tanya Lloyd, "My Time as Caz Hazard" (2004). Diverse Families. 1126.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1126