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The Weirdo by Theodore Taylor centers on 16-year-old Samantha Sanders and her encounter with Chip Clewt, a 17-year-old who lives with facial burn scars, in the Powhatan Swamp. As they bond and uncover their inner strengths, they work together to solve a crime, confront environmental challenges, and campaign to protect the swamp's endangered black bears from an impending hunting threat.