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The Boy in the Cupboard - Shane Dunphy

Description: ISBN 1844881601 / Genre: Biography / Author: Shane Dunphy / Paperback / 288 Pages / Book is published 2008-11-06 by Penguin

Newest Review: ... as his father disappears when his wife and son are beaten up and as he is working in very dodgy circles he is believed to be ... more

... dead. Shane seeks the help of an ex-gang member to find Litovoi's father. He spends lots of time with both Litovoi and his mother and helps them to lead a fairly normal and happy life. The next child we meet is Edgar who is a very strange boy. He is living in a care home as his mother is not fit to look after him. The child as Shane says 'has dead eyes' he does not show emotion or any feelings at all. If he likes something he does not show it. Shane has a hard job with Edgar but tries to help him to realise that n...more

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The Boy in the Cupboard - Shane Dunphy: One Determined Man (1025 words)
by - written on 16/01/09 (Very useful, 251 readings)
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The Boy in the Cupboard is a book which I just picked up by chance walking through the supermarket as I had nearly finished the one which I was reading. I did not know much about the book as I had not read the back cover but it was a true story so I thought it may be good. The book is written by Shane Dunphy who lives in Ireland and works in the child welfare profession. He tells the story of 3 boys in the book all 3 of which made the greatest impact on his life whilst he was working. The first boy is Craig, or Litovoi which is his real name. His parents moved to Ireland from aboard as the father was in some kind of trouble. Litovoi's parents ... Read the complete review

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