Review: Love a Good Short Story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2014
I loved this short story.  It’s a story of two very different children, Catherine and Danny, and the friendship that develops between them.  It is a friendship that would be ordinary under different circumstances but Danny has Downs Syndrome.  As a young child, Catherine sees nothing different in him.  But as they grow and Catherine is sent to a school that won’t allow Danny, she sees that people treat him differently.  It becomes clear to Catherine that Danny and she are not the same.  But instead of drawing away from Danny, Catherine remains his friend through her growing up years and beyond.Danny Boy is a simple yet poignant tale of acceptance that will have you thinking about the mentally handicapped and their place in our society.