SOLVED. YA from 70s or 80s Soviet boy circus performer wants to defect [s]

[Danielle]

I think this book had a boy in clown makeup on the cover. All the details are hazy, but this is how I remember it: A girl goes to see the boy perform and they eventually try to find a way for him to defect. There's one scene where they turn on the faucet in the bathroom to talk in case the room is bugged.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Danielle, are you still looking for this book?

[bookel]

The clown by Barbara Corcoran.
Republished as: I Wish You Love.
This has come up several times on other forums.

The Elementary School Library Collection, Phases 1-2-3. 1986.
CORCORAN, BARBARA. Clown. Atheneum ISBN 068930465X 1975. 188p. Liza is in Moscow with her aunt and uncle whom she dislikes heartily. She had accepted their invitation because her earlier visit with her father - later shot in Washington - had intrigued her with the City. She sees a clown at the circus and becomes interested in him. She goes to the circus three times, finds out he wants to defect to the West, and helps him do so. A suspenseful story with excellent detailed background of life in Moscow. SUBJ: Escapes-Fiction./ Moscow (Soviet Union)-Fiction./ Circus- Fiction.

[Danielle]

Thank you! Don't know how to put this in the SOLVED section. It's only listed as "Clown" with no cover or other info on goodreads. That's too bad, because it sounds like several people have been looking for it!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

I took care of it for you Danielle. And congrats on finding it. :o) And a year and a half isn't too bad. My longest that has been found was just over 3 years.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Republished as 'I Wish You Love':



Actually I just found a clearer jpeg on Amazon, I'll upload it.