That's the one! So much for my career as a literary critic. 
Yeah, unfortunately, I made a mistake of posting a thread about three staples of children's novels, that went to bottom real quick
Flexb, any "tough guy" who picks a fight with a handicapped kid should be beaten by a mob of them. That ain't tough.
Plus, the handicapped kid was probably thinking he was gonna get a reward, like those off the hook chocolate chip cookies that the school bakery always cooked.