Marsha S. (Chycole) reviewed on 7/15/2007 + 479 more book reviews

Delrita goes through school trying not to be noticed. She doesn't have any friends and she likes it that way. That means no one coming to her house after school and no one making fun of her uncle Punky. Punky has Down's syndrome. He is thirty-five years old but has the mind of a young child. Delrita doesn't want people to laugh at him or tease him. So she prefers to stay at home with her family and work on her wood carvings.

Suddenly something terrible happens, and Delrita's life turns upside down. S he finds herself looking for friends she turned away before. Her life is changing. She does begin to make friends and so does Punky. But everybody has their secrets, and when Delrita's new friend's secret is discovered, Delrita finds herself more alone than ever.

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