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The Man Who Loved Clowns Paperback - 2005

by June Rae Wood

Now available in paperback--this moving, award-winning story is based on the author's own experiences of growing up with her beloved uncle Punky, who had Down's syndrome.


Summary

Delrita likes being invisible. If no one notices her, then no one willnotice her uncle Punky either. Punky is a grown man with a child's mind. Delrita loves him dearly and can't stand people making fun of his Down's syndrome. But when tragedy strikes, Delrita's quiet life—and Punky's—are disrupted forever. Can she finally learn to trust others, for her own sake and Punky's? This story captures the joy and sorrow that come when we open our hearts to love.

From the publisher

Delrita likes being invisible. If no one notices her, then no one willnotice her uncle Punky either. Punky is a grown man with a child's mind. Delrita loves him dearly and can't stand people making fun of his Down's syndrome. But when tragedy strikes, Delrita's quiet life--and Punky's--are disrupted forever. Can she finally learn to trust others, for her own sake and Punky's? This story captures the joy and sorrow that come when we open our hearts to love.

First line

"Delrita! Delrita Jensen! Wait up!"

Details

  • Title The Man Who Loved Clowns
  • Author June Rae Wood
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2005-05-01
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780142404225 / 0142404225
  • Weight 0.39 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.76 x 5.19 x 0.58 in (19.71 x 13.18 x 1.47 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 870
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Mentally Challenged
  • Library of Congress subjects Down syndrome, Uncles
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 91033861
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

June Rae Wood is a bestselling author of books for young readers. Her best-known novel, The Man Who Loved Clowns (1992), about a man with Down syndrome, was partly based on her much-loved younger brother, Richard, and has done much to further understanding of people with Down syndrome. The book was awarded the 1995 Mark Twain Award in Missouri and the 1995 William Allen White Award in Kansas. Ms. Wood is the 1999 recipient of the Edgar Wolfe Literary Award presented by the Friends of the Library in Kansas City, Kansas.
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