num_pages: 224
description: 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 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. Author Biography: June Rae Wood lives near Windsor, Missouri.
language: English
title: The Man Who Loved Clowns
titlecomplete: The Man Who Loved Clowns
genres: Middle Grade, Read For School, Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, Chapter Books, Death, Childrens, School, Young Adult, Fiction
ratings_count: 2090
places: Missouri
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award
publisher: Puffin Books