Somewhere, I have a copy of this side-splitting parody. Few books have made me laugh as much as this one; the jabs at Charles Dickens, especially A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations, will have you rolling on the floor.

Gina Cascone captures the politics of Catholic grade school students and interprets it for the adult it has trained. The result is tear-streaming laughter from chapter to chapter. It is probably the most memorable and loved work of important literature for this alumnus of Holy Cross School, Class of '79.