This was great! It was a great follow up from The Man who loved Clowns. Delrita has been mourning for her parents,her uncle, and her home. Then Aunt Queenie's father tells Delrita that she's like a turtle on the fence post who needs help. Later, Delrita finally finds enough courage to talk to someone. Can you guess who it was? If you have read The Man who loved Clowns, you should read Turtle on a Fence Post. I recommend it to anyone.

The best work yet of June Rae Wood!! Wood really captures the emotions of Delrita Jensen. The young Delrita is struggling with life. She's lost her beloved parents and Uncle Punky in the time span of three months. Then it takes a retired man from the army to teach her really about life. Delrita learns that people aren't always what they seem.

For those of you that didn't know, Turtle on a Fence Post is the follow up to The Man Who Loved Clowns. The Man Who Loved Clowns has been my favorite book for years. When I came upon Turtle on a Fence Post, I thought there is no way this can be as good as the first one. I was so wrong. The book takes up where The Man Who Loved Clowns left off. Although both books are fictional, some of the characters are based on real people. It is so wonderfully written, I cried when I read it. It portrays the emotions one might feel after experiencing a great loss excellently. I thought it was a great book and I would encourage everyone to read it.

WHEN PIGS FLY
The book WHEN PIGS FLY is basically about a girl named Buddy and her life. Buddy has a sister Reenie, also known as "the flash" because she'll disappear if you take your eyes off her for one second. Reenie is nine years old and has down syndrome. This is a disease that she was born with and many kids make fun of her. Buddy's best friend is Jiniwin. Jiniwin doesn't make fun of her sister Reenie. Buddy and Jiniwin live in the same subdivision in Turnback. They walk to and from school together every day. Jiniwin and Buddy are always together. Jiniwin always sleeps over Buddy's house because her mother is always too busy with work and her father lives out of state. Jiniwin hates staying home alone because she is scared that someone will break in.
Everything in the book goes great until Buddy finds out that she is moving to her Aunt Ruby's old house which is four miles out into the country. When Jiniwin finds out that Buddy's moving she's not too happy. Even though she doesn't want to, when Buddy moves out into the country, Jiniwin will have to do what scares her most, stay home alone.
Buddy and her family can not move to her Aunt Ruby's old house right away. The house is old and run down and needs to be cleaned up and fixed. Everyone, including Jiniwin, helps to clean the place up. When they are finished cleaning Aunt Ruby's house they begin to pack their things at their old house. It takes them two days to pack everything and when they were done they move.
Buddy and Reenie would now have to take the bus to school because they would not be able to walk four miles into town. Kids on the bus make fun of Reenie because she is disabled. They call her a retard and they poke her.
Buddy meets this kid named Dallas on the bus. Every day when they see him on the bus he has a prize for Reenie. He is so nice to her. Dallas is a very mysterious person.
This book is great. I really enjoyed it. It's a must read. I say this because when I first started reading the book I didn't want to put it down. I read it during lunchtime in school, free time in school, at home, and on the bus.
Everything in the book was great except for one thing. The fact that kids made fun of Reenie. There are a lot of things that the reader can learn from this book. I learned that everyone has feelings, even handicapped people. I felt sad when I was reading about Reenie being teased and made fun of. I also learned that it's not just the person being teased and made fun of whose feelings get hurt. Their friends and families feel sad too. The reader will understand how it feels to be teased and made fun of. If I were the person being made fun of I wouldn't want them to make fun of me, so I don't make fun of anyone. *Treat others the way you would like to be treated! * That is the lesson of this book.
June Rae Wood is also the author of The Man Who Loved Clowns. I plan on reading that book some time this year. June Rae Wood is a great author!

My 10 year old son and I read this book for his school reading project. Even though the book is written from a young girls perspective, it still kept my son's attention and had many life lessons that he understood and enjoyed. A great read for parents and children alike!

I couldn't stop reading your book. I got sad when I had to do my homework. Your book When Pigs Fly is the only book that actually did this to me. Just yesterday I went to the literature festival in Warrensburg and my name is Amberleigh. You probably don't remember me but my teacher's name is Carol Schauffler that asked about your friend. Well, I just wanted to tell you how much I loved your book.

This book is the best book June Rae Wood has ever written. Well, I think so. It is about two kids, one 13 and one who is 9 or 10. They have a mother who drinks way to much and the cildren try to stop her, but they can't. The cildren run away and find living on their on isn't that easy. If you want to know more read this fantastic book!

This book reminded me that siblings have the longest relationship with a person with any disability and need support - the parents lives overlap with their children to a certain extent, but a sibling's life overlaps for the whole of their lives. The sibling is just as affected as the person with a disability and their lives are changed too. The Sibling Support Project of the ARC is a great resource for kids who ahve a sibling with a disability ...

The Man Who Loved Clowns is about a girl named Delrita Jenson and her Uncle Punky. Punky has down syndrome so Delrita dosen't have many friends because she doesn't want people to make fun of his disability. It is a heart warming story and you they grow on you as if you were really friends with them. I really like June Rae Wood. She is a really good author and i love how her book are so interesting. I really like the story. It makes me feel bad that some people would actually make fun of other people because of a disease they were born with. I have read her other books and they are just as good as this one. I really like this book. Its is one of my very favorite books I have read it a lot of times. It is a really good book you should think about reading it. The only thing I would change is I wouldn't have had both of her parents die. I think it was to dramatic. It is a good book for anyone who likes a sad story.

The man who loved clowns is about Delarita Jenson and her uncle "Punkey". He has Down's Syndrum and therefore Delerita wants to remain invisible. But when a terrible car crash claims Delaritas Parents, she and Punkey are forced to live with her aunt, and her world turns upside-down. While reading this book, I couldn't help but crying. I would recommend this book to every one and any one with a heart.

Glory Bea Goode is an average girl in the town of Turnback, Missouri, at least if you don't count her birthmark. Marvalene Zudlig is a carnie of wants a home besides her family trailer. When the two meet Marvalene dreams of getting inside Seven Cedars, Glory's house, and enjoy being a normal girl. In the effort of getting what she wants, Marvalene pretends to be psychic and prowls to far into the mystery of Glory's mom who died years ago of cancer. Through their friendship Glory becomes more able to face people and not just stare down at her shoes. To find out if Marvalene gets her wish or to find out if Glory finds out Marvalene is a fake, read this book.....