The Boy in the Cupboard

The Boy in the Cupboard by Shane Dunphy. Three heart-stopping stories of children trapped by their parents' pasts Craig, the.
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I found this book very interesting, as I do with nearly all books in this genre. What was different about this book, however, was that it detailed multiple unrelated cases alongside what was happening in the author's personal life. While some people do not like this as they feel it is self centred and egotistical I actually felt this made the book feel much more real.

It showed the struggle to maintain a personal life in these types of jobs and really highlights the blurring of the lines between I found this book very interesting, as I do with nearly all books in this genre. It showed the struggle to maintain a personal life in these types of jobs and really highlights the blurring of the lines between private and work lives that is all to real when working in these sort of jobs.

Jun 05, Sabrina Rutter rated it liked it Shelves: In this book Shane Dunphy shares three seperate cases he worked on during his time as a child protection worker, and the things that were going on in his life during the time he was working those cases. Some of the things in this book seemed to outrageous to be true, but who am I to say he is lying.

I can't go into it without giving away some of the story so I'm just stating my opinion and leaving it at that. This didn't make me dislike the book at all though. The writing was good and easy to fo In this book Shane Dunphy shares three seperate cases he worked on during his time as a child protection worker, and the things that were going on in his life during the time he was working those cases.

The writing was good and easy to follow, and did keep my interest.

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Jul 29, Karen rated it did not like it Shelves: While in no way do I want to trivialise the horrific situations that arise here, or cast doubt on their accuracy, what really bugs me is that it becomes much less about this than about Dunphy's attempt to cast himself as a kind of vigilante superhero. Yes, I think people who work in child protection do deserve immense recognition but not blatant self-congratulation. This was not perhaps his intention but what he is definitely not is an accomplished writer. Stick to what you know. Jan 31, Faye Natasha rated it it was amazing.

Shane Dunphy is a great author and clearly an even more amazing Social Worker.

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This is the second book of his I have read, like the first it was very hard to put down! I would highly recommend his work to anyone who wants to be a Social Worker like myself, you get a real insight to what heartbreaking situations you will be faced with. Nov 25, Ariel rated it really liked it. I thought that this was a good book. I felt for Shane and all of the children and families mentioned within it. It gripped me by heart and took me into realising what may go on behind closed doors and what the authorities really do.

Dec 06, Patricia Kaniasty rated it it was ok. This book took me to the edge of frustration and back. I wanted to hear more about the kids and not so much about the adults involved. I like reading these kinds of books because they always fill me with hope. Hope that there are still good people in the world. Jul 07, Melissa Crady rated it really liked it Shelves: I'm glad to read at the end that someone was able to reach out to Edgar and he and his sister got to know each other.

Its not a happy ending of course but it has a promise for a future.

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I wish them the best of luck. Nov 25, Kirndeep rated it really liked it Shelves: This is an amazing book about the growth of children. It's really sad wht they have to go to but hats off to Dunphy because he does everything he possibly can to ensure that the kids get a better future. Sep 24, J. Nortyperson rated it it was amazing. A very clear account of cross-cultural problems and isolation. Shane's adaptability in his work with young people is inspirational. Every week I visited the boy and I saw he had started to make friends.


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One week I went and told him that his mom was coming out of treatment and that he could go live with her again. Mark was just after moving back in with his mom Sarah a week ago and it was my first visit. I brought Mark to a restaurant while his mom went to her weekly meeting. On the way back to Mark's house, he told me that I had saved him and that if he had children one day, he would hope to make them as happy as I had made him.

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A month later, I married my fiance and Mark and his mom were at the wedding. S This is another one of my essays from last year: Log in Sign Up. Read this story for FREE! Omri opens the cupboard and finds a small living person hiding in the corner. It is actually the Indian figure who has magically come to life in human form. Frightened by his large acquaintance, the Indian pulls out a dagger and points it at Omri. Shortly afterward, Omri's father comes in the room to help Omri get ready for school, forcing Omri to lock the cupboard and keep the Indian a secret.

When Omri arrives home from school, he is upset to discover that the Indian has returned to its original toy form. When he goes to bed, Omri once more hears the tapping noise he heard that morning. He opens the cupboard to find the Indian alive once more. The Indian is again initially frightened of Omri but warms up to him, thinking Omri is a great spirit in a child's form, as the two begin talking, slowly forming a friendship. Omri also learns that Little Bear has a deceased wife. After Omri gives Little Bear tools, sticks and some paper, Little Bear crafts a longhouse and eagerly talks of hunting and sharing stories with Omri over a fire, as he does with his own people.

Omri decides to surprise Little Bear with another Indian figure resembling a Chieftain , saying Little Bear can have the Chieftain's longbow. Little Bear watches in excitement as Omri brings the figure to life.

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However, before Omri can send the Chieftain back, he suffers a heart attack out of fear. Omri is frightened as he has never seen someone die. Little Bear is confused as to why a spirit would be frightened at the sight of death, coming to the realization that Omri really is a child. Little Bear tells Omri to send the man back, but Omri is reluctant, worried that no one will find his body if he was alone when Omri summoned him.

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Little Bear yells at Omri, saying that he, Little Bear, had been guiding his nephew through the woods to teach him how to be a man when Omri had taken him away and that Omri shouldn't tamper with magic he doesn't even understand. Omri locks the dead Chieftain in the cupboard, making him plastic once more, before leaving the angry Little Bear to answer his dad calling him downstairs. Omri's dad is upset when, after asking Omri where his saw blades went, Omri tells him that he buried them and can't remember where Omri lied to protect Little Bear's existence. Omri's dad forgives him, saying he can just buy another set.


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Due to a combination of guilt and wanting to prove his maturity, Omri volunteers to go buy the new set of blades on his own. While Omri goes to the store, Little Bear is preparing the Chieftain's body, presumably still in its plastic form, for burial. As Omri leaves the hardware store, another slightly older kid knocks him into a wall and roughs him up, stealing the change Omri had left.

Visibly shaken from the incident, Omri suddenly runs into Patrick, who has a plastic cowboy on a horse to go with the Indian. Patrick's mother is nearby.