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

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

On a misty evening in Brooklyn, Jennings Michael Burch’s mother, too unwell to take care of him, left her eight-year-old son at an orphanage with the words, “I’ll be right back.” She wasn’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. As an alternative, 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 throughout his lost childhood. But whilst his experiences are both shocking and devastating, his story is in the long run one in every of hope—the triumphant tale of a forgotten child who by some means found the courage to succeed in out for love, and found it looking forward to him.

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