They Cage the Animals at Night
by Jennings Michael Burch
The heartbreaking, iconic true story of an abandoned little boy’s horrific... read more
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- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 1984
Word Count 81,601
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 450L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 45131, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Child psychology--Case studies
- Children--Institutional care--New York (State)--New York--Case studies
- Family / Parenting / Childbirth
- Boys
- Child psychology
- Boys--New York (State)--New York--Biography
- New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
- Children--Institutional care
- Family & Relationships | Parenting | General
- Family & Relationships | Adoption & Fostering
- Family & Relationships | Alternative Family
- Burch, Jennings Michael
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Biography
- New York (State)--New York
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