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Savage Girls and Wild Boys
Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children | Michael Newton
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Savage Girls and Wild Boys is a fascinating history of extraordinary children---brought up by animals, raised in the wilderness, or locked up for long years in solitary confinement. Wild or feral children have fascinated us through the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton deftly investigates a number of infamous cases. He looks at Peter the Wild Boy, who gripped the attention of Swift and Defoe, and at Victor of Aveyron, who roamed wild in the forests of revolutionary France. He tells the story of a savage girl lost on the streets of Paris, of two children brought up by wolves in the jungles of India, and of a Los Angeles girl who emerged from thirteen years locked in a room to international celebrity. He describes, too, a boy brought up among monkeys in Uganda; and in Moscow, the child found living with a pack of wild dogs. Savage Girls and Wild Boys examines the lives of these children and of the adults who "rescued" them, looked after them, educated, or abused them. How can we explain the mixture of disgust and envy that such children can provoke? And what can they teach us about our notions of education, civilization, and man's true nature?
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LeahBergen
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#Savage

I‘ve posted about this one before but it‘s just so interesting (and that cover!).

#NuYear

emilyhaldi Wow 😳 have you read it?? 7y
Mdargusch Sounds fascinating. 7y
LeahBergen @emilyhaldi @Mdargusch I‘ve read big chunks of it but not the whole book yet. It‘s fascinating! 7y
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Melissa_J Honestly, you have the most interesting sounding books! 7y
DeborahSmall Great cover xx 7y
Cinfhen Oh my! Shocking and fascinating... 7y
TrishB Looks very interesting!! 7y
bentchbites Oooh! This is intriguing! 7y
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LeahBergen
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A #BoyInTheTitle book for a few of you who have mentioned my somewhat obscure collection of nonfiction 😉. This historical study of feral children examines cases from several hundred years ago and right up to the present day. #FeistyFeb

vivastory Yes, please! (I've never wanted a feral emoji more than now) 8y
saresmoore Oh yeah, I have several books on this subject—not obscure at all! 😉 8y
saresmoore @vivastory HAHAHA! @LeahBergen This actually does sound fascinating. (edited) 8y
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My_novel_obsession This sounds both fascinating and too frightening to read! 8y
Hollie I love obscure nonfiction! 8y
Hooked_on_books That's just hilarious 😂 8y
Soubhiville Oh that sounds really interesting! 8y
Suet624 Have you read it? 8y
LibrarianRyan I find this topic fascinating. Have ever since I read a picture book about it my first year as a children's librarian. 8y
eastbaykate Ooh! This sounds very interesting.✨ 8y
LeahBergen @vivastory Hmm... I wonder what that would look like? 😂 8y
LeahBergen @saresmoore Actually? It's not my only book on feral children. 😂 8y
LeahBergen @Hollie Yes! 👍🏼 8y
LeahBergen @Suet624 Not all of it but several sections. 👍🏼 8y
LeahBergen @LibrarianRyan It's fascinated me for years, too. 8y
LeahBergen @eastbaykate It is! 👍🏼 8y
MrBook Well this is eye-catching. 8y
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