Byline: KATHLEEN DOOLEY Staff writer
If a Pokemon honor roll existed for kids with the most passion for the craze that's sweeping the nation, Ben Durant would be near the top of the list.
The 9-year-old fourth-grader at Chango Elementary School knows a lot about the Japanese creatures.
Ben is recovering from a bone marrow transplant because of a rare form of cancer. Playing with and talking about his Pokemon cards is good therapy. He talks about them with his mother, Diane, and brother, Nicholas, 12.
So given Ben's affection for everything Pokemon, it's appropriate that his classmates and friends at Changeo Elementary School are sponsoring a Pokemon fund-raiser on Ben's behalf.
The grand prize is a limited edition box containing 36 …
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