Once it had been king city of a mighty empire and the center of the ancient faith; Gateway to the Gods, the old epics name it. Now it was dead, empty, deserted, only a dim ghost of its vanished splendor. Such was Ilionis, the Lost City of Mars. A somber ruin, cold and lonely. But Ilionis was not for
The Man Who Loved Clowns
β Scribed by Wood, June Rae
- Book ID
- 110486671
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 311 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781101078082
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
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 lifeβand Punky'sβare 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.
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