"Wringer" is a novel written by Jerry Spinelli. The book is about a nine-year-old Palmer, who finds a bird. The story is based upon the Pigeon Day celebrated in Palmer's society, a day when a pigeon's neck is wrung for sports.
When Palmer catches up with Beans, Mutto, and Henry, Beans wanted to give Farquar The Treatment. The Treatment is a birthday punch given on arms every year.
