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They Cage the Animals at Night (Signet)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.7320924
EAN: 9780451159410
ISBN: 0451159411
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: October 01, 1985
Publisher: Signet
Studio: Signet
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Editorial Review:
One rainy day in Brooklyn, Jennings Michael Burch's mother, too sick to care for him, left him at an orphanage, saying only, "I'll be right back." She never returned. Shuttled through a series of bleak foster homes and institutions, he never remained in any of them long enough to make a friend. Instead, Jennings clung to a tattered stuffed animal, his sole source of warmth in a frightening world. This is the poignant story of his lost childhood. But it is also the triumphant tale of a little boy who finally gained the courage to reach out for love-and found it waiting for him.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Wonderful book
I could not put this book down! It made my cry a couple of times but it does have a happy ending.
Rating: - I've read it over ten times
Since I first read this book over 15 years ago I've read the book over 10 times. I read it three times the first year. I felt it was an amazing story, very touching, and able to tug at me each time I read it. The strength and courage that the author had was amazing.
Rating:  - Extremely sad!!!!!!!
It really sucks when you have to struggle and this poor woman was sick and couln't help what she had to do. But they way children are treated in orphanages and foster homes are outrageous. People wake up these children just need love and compassion.
Rating: - Heart-wrenching is an understatement.
I just finished this book--what an emotional ride. I was worried it was a story about parents who actually put their child in a cage. But it is not about parents abusing children; more about a child's survival, love, and connection, all while living in a harsh and deadening world.
If you are going to read this book, be ready for it to open your heart, bring about deep-seated emotions, and be impossible to put down.
Rating: - A Must Read For Everyone
I could not put this book down once I started reading it. From page one it drew me in and took a hold of me in this young mans life and his family's ordeals. I never have felt more grateful for my own upbringing since having lived through Jennings eyes. He only had his "doggy" and that was his only escape from the cruel world around him. After I was done reading the book I was so offended by orphanages and the way the treated children I wanted to find out where he was at, who were the nuns who hurt ... Read More
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