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| Author | June Rae Wood |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| ISBN | 0-399-21888-2 |
The Man Who Loved Clowns is a 1992 novel by June Rae Wood about coping with mental disability in the family. The story is based on Wood's personal experience of life with her brother Richard who himself had Down Syndrome. Wood also wrote a sequel, entitled Turtle on a Fence Post, set one year later.
Awards
- 1995 Mark Twain Award in Missouri
- 1995 William Allen White Award in Kansas
See also
- A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin, a novel with a similar theme
References
- The Man Who Loved Clowns at Fantastic Fiction
- June Rae Wood author page at Goodreads
- "June Rae Wood's Web Page". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- Turtle on a Fence Post at Fantastic Fiction
External links
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| Preceded byShiloh | Winner of the William Allen White Children's Book Award 1995 |
Succeeded byThe Giver |
| Preceded byShiloh | Mark Twain Award 1995 |
Succeeded byGhosts of Mercy Manor |