Out of the Darkness: The Story of Mary Ellen Wilson

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Summary: Unforgetable
Review: This is a book that you are not likely to forget. It grabs you and you can't put it down. I highly recommend it and bought it for my daughter and she feels the same as I do.
Buy it, you won't be sorry.

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Summary: Heartwarming Tale of Personal Commitment
Review: This is a marvelous work, detailing the early years of the struggle for animal and children's rights in America. Written in a most-readable style, the authors convey the richness of detail so necessary to good historical work, and bring the reader directly in contact with the characters, places, and intellectual mindsets of the period. It is thoroughly enjoyable,despite it's distressing subject matter, and the story will remain within my heart forever!

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Summary: A Story In Need Of Telling
Review: This is a stirring book which holds a reader's attention from the first page until the last. As the true drama unravels, readers learn of the atrocities which were inflicted on an innocent little girl. Readers also learn of the birth of child protection in America as it unfolds through the efforts of a few determined and dedicated individuals. This is a "must read" for anyone with a heart for children and compassion for victims of abuse. Until now, this story was a missing piece of our history, yet it is now available for us to read about and learn from. Lazoritz and Shelman have shed light on this once overlooked part of our history, and they have indeed brought little Mary Ellen Wilson "Out of the Darkness". This is an extremely well written book, and its pages are packed with truth, spirit, and drama. Once read, it is a story you will never forget. Little Mary Ellen Wilson scampers through the pages as her story is told. Readers feel, hear, see, taste, dream, hope and live Mary Ellen's story as the authors reveal her life using words of truth filled with strokes of compassion. While growing up, little Mary Ellen Wilson had no toys to play with or books to read. Her life was a living nightmare. But now, Mary Ellen not only has a book, she has an audience. We must give this child and her book our full attention so that we learn from history's mistakes and strive to protect our children from the evil of child abuse. Lazortiz and Shelman have cause to celebrate in this masterpiece book. Mary Ellen's story will touch many lives through the pages of this book.

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Summary: Excellent - couldn't put it down
Review: This story, is amazing. It is so well written that I couldn't put it down. I read the entire book the day I got it. The horror that this poor child went through is unbelievable, and the lack of help available to her at that time is shameful. Thank God for the ASPCA for helping this child when no one else could or would.

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Summary: You must read this book!
Review: What a story! This story grabs you by the lapels and holds you down from the first page through the epilogue. The suffering of a young child whose plight inspires this country's child protection movement is not only an education but a riviting story as well. I have read few books that were as well written and as thought provoking as well. A must for all who love children.