June Rae Wood

June Rae Wood
Born	1946 Versailles, Missouri, United States
Occupation	Novelist
Genre	Realistic Fiction
Notable works	The Man Who Loved Clowns, Turtle on a Fence Post, When Pigs Fly, About Face, On Her Way: Stories and Poems About Growing Up Girl, and A Share of Freedom.

June Rae Wood is an American author. One of her books, The Man Who Loved Clowns, won the Mark Twain Award and William Allen White Award in 1995.

Early life

June Rae Wood grew up in Versailles, Missouri, with seven siblings. Her brother, Richard, who had Down syndrome, was her inspiration for The Man Who Loved Clowns. June's other brothers and sisters had to protect Richard from other people who would be mean to him. Many people would laugh and stare, but Richard thought this was a compliment.

References

• "Turtle On A Fence Post. (Fiction Reprints).(book)(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Review)". Publishers Weekly. 3 Dec 2001. Retrieved 2008-08-25.*
• June Rae Wood 1: http://mowrites4kids.drury.edu/authors/wood/
• Penguin biography

External links

• June Rae Wood at Library of Congress, with 7 library catalog records