"Maxine liked to pick on kids... especially Winston. Winston is the smartest kid in our whole school. Maxine made him do all of her homework and give her all of his lunch money. Maxine liked to make Winston cry... then she'd call him a crybaby. 'If you don't do exactly what I tell you to, I'll knock you into next week!' Nobody liked the way Maxine treated Winston, but we were too afraid to do anything about it"-- Back cover.