Between breakfast and her first class one February morning, studious, sensible Dorothy finds herself head over heels in love with alarming, unpredictable Crocker.
Kin Platt (1911–2003) was the author of the perennially popular I Can Read Book Big Max, as well as several outstanding young-adult novels and the Max Roper mystery series for adults. Mr. Platt was also a noted cartoonist.
Crocker Bundy is a beautiful, femme-ish looking boy who knows the difference between a string of bowling alleys and several bowling alleys. He can also take quite a punch, which comes in handy since men like to be him up for being beautiful. He's not gay and is quite taken with our protag, who gives him a lot of information about her menstrual cycle and why he shouldn't be sneaking into her bedroom at 3am to make out with her.