They Cage the Animals at Night: The True Story of an Abandoned Child's Struggle for Emotional Survival (Signet)

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UPC:
9780451159410
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Mass Market Paperback
Publication Date:
1985/10/1
Release Date:
1985/10/1
Author:
Jennings Michael Burch
Language:
english
Edition:
Reprint

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Product Overview

The heartbreaking, iconic true story of an abandoned little boya??s horrific journey through the American foster care system.

On a misty evening in Brooklyn, Jennings Michael Burcha??s mother, too sick to care for him, left her eight-year-old son at an orphanage with the words, a??Ia??ll be right back.a????She wasna??t.

Shuttled through a bleak series of foster homes, orphanages, and institutions, Jennings never remained in any of them long enough to make a friend. Instead, he clung to a tattered stuffed animal named Doggie, his sole source of comfort in a frightening world.

Here, in his own words, Jennings Michael Burch reveals the abuse and neglect he experienced during his lost childhood. But while his experiences are both shocking and devastating, his story is ultimately one of hopea??the triumphant tale of a forgotten child who somehow found the courage to reach out for love, and found it waiting for him.

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