The Man Who Loved Clowns

The Man Who Loved Clowns
by June Rae Wood

The Man Who Loved Clowns
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Author: June Rae Wood
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-21
ISBN: 0142404225
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Puffin

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Book Review: A must read for promoting acceptance of those with disabilities
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a beautiful, wonderfully written book. Though a work of fiction about a young man named "Punky", author Wood's wrote this book as a tribute to her late brother. I myself am a sibling of a man with Down Syndrome and as such this book is very close to my heart. People with Down Syndrome possess personality traits such as blunt honesty, obsessive/compulsive-like reliance on routine, stubbornness, finding great joy in simple things and in a job well done. Wood's depiction of Punky, who possesses all these traits and more, is dead-on. So much in her characterization of Punky describes my own brother. I am also from Missouri, where the story is set, and can attest to her descriptions of the settings being very accurate. I own this book in paperback and only wish I could still find it in hardback because it will be a permanant part of our family library.

Summary of The Man Who Loved Clowns

Delrita likes being invisible. If no one notices her, then no one will notice 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.

Winner of the Mark Twain Award

Winner of the William Allen White Award

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