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My Father Is a Clown
Average rating
4.9 out of 5
Based on 8 Ratings and 8 Reviews

Book Description
Twelve-year-old Maggie Pendleton is caught up in the excitement of World War II. She sees every man in uniform as a hero. How can Maggie admit to her classmates that her father is a circus clown when all the kids have fathers fighting in the war? Adding to her disappointment is her father's fall into alcoholism as the circus begins its tour of 1944. Maggie and her best friend, Cassie, a mentally c... More
Book Information
PublisherSagebrush Education Resources
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100613898893
ISBN-13978-0613898898
Publication Date05/2003
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About Diane Kolb (Author) : I love writing for kids! After 10 years as a children's librarian, I decided to cast fate to the wind and try my hand at writing. As a long time journal writer, most of my ideas came from my journals ... more
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3/5/2008 Terry Doherty said: "The story is well written
tags: fiction

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