I read this when I was 13 and it's still one of my favorites

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	• They Cage the Animals at Night (Signet) Jennings Michael Burch Signet, 1985 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 185 reviews view larger image
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Don't fence me in

This book made an immediate impact on me. I was at once reminded of another book on child abuse (The Bark of the Dogwood) in which a psychotic mother takes away all of the main character's stuffed animals-each with it's own personality and such. But "They Cage" was even more gripping. This book is about a young boy named Jennings. Jennings has to be courageous and persevere through hard times. He has to try to keep his family together as problem after problem occurs. He receives help from many different people during his travels in New York City. He learns how to help his family and gathers information about life to help him understand his situation. I liked this book because it was a real story, but still action packed. In some parts of the story it was hard to put the book down because it enthralled its readers. I would recommend this book to people who like drama and action filled books.

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poor little boy

I read this book a few years ago, and this story still stays in my head. Its a great read, and definately an interesting story.Its about a little boy who had worthless parents who leave him at an orphage, and never come back so its up to him to find his own way, and he runs away from the orphanage to go and live at the zoo, finally years later he meets up with his mom again, only to realize he was better off with out her and his other sibligs, and ends just being happy with what he has, and i believe he ends up getting adopted. i forget about that part, its been a while, but its a great story. the animals refer to stuffed animals.

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I read this when I was 13 and it's still one of my favorites

I first read this book when I was 13, I'm now 27, and have read it at least once a year since. It never fails to pull at my heart. When I read this book, I get a horrible pit in my stomach, and I always cry. This is the true story of countless children, and especially since I've become a mother, this story has touched me especially deep. This should be a must read for ANYBODY, but especially to those thinking about adopting or fostering a child. These children have been through so much, and you can't read this book without feeling for them!

It's a GOOD book!

Jennings Mom gets sick and he has to go to homes. He misses school and he has to stay back a year. He wrote this book to tell about what happened in his life when he was young. The most part I liked was when he goes to one of the homes and sees his friend again. Some of the feelings I had reading this book were sadness, mad, happy and sorry for Jennings. I learned about always to remember your friends, even if they have to go away or die. I liked the part where he met his friend, Stacey, at the end. Jennings is nice and a good kid. I would not like to go to the homes like he did, but he did get to meet a lot of new friends at the homes.

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My Favorite Book: A must read

I first heard of this book when i was in the sixth grade. Our teacher read it to the class, we would sit on the carpet and hear a little more of the story each day. It was such n incredible story. For two years i searched to find that book. When i finally found it I bought it right away. I have read it about six times in the last four years. It is such a touching story and always makes me cry. No child should have to deal with the things that Jennings Michael Birch had to go through as a child.

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