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Boarding School Bastard: My First Year at an Orphanage for Fatherless Boys, by Alan Sharavsky

Boarding School Bastard: My First Year at an Orphanage for Fatherless Boys, by Alan Sharavsky

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A deaf woman leaves her eight-year old son at an orphanage, hoping he’ll find a better life than their hand-to-mouth existence. The widow dreams that Girard College, a boarding school for fatherless boys, will be his Camelot.What she doesn’t know is that emotional abuse, corporal punishment and pedophilia are the norm. And her son doesn’t know whether his mother is ever coming back, or if he’ll have to run away.  Boarding School Bastard is the memoir of a child’s first year at an orphanage in 1962.  Leavening the tragedy with humor, Boarding School Bastard reveals a world we’d prefer to avoid, but is too riveting to ignore. To understand how a child survives the loss of his father and the abuse of his guardians, this stunning debut memoir is essential reading.  PRAISE FOR BOARDING SCHOOL BASTARD “Sharavsky has dug deep for this gripping and emotional memoir, exposing a childhood sure to leave as big a mark on the reader as it did on the writer. Unforgettable.” —Jon Clinch, Author of Finn and Kings of the Earth“Sharavsky’s experiences, as depicted in this moving book, provide an important lens into the loneliness and fear felt by children who feel vulnerable and unprotected. Boarding School Bastard eloquently portrays the trauma experienced by victims and witnesses to child abuse.”— Debra Schilling Wolfe, MEd, Executive Director, University of PennsylvaniaField Center for Children’s Policy, Practice and Research

Boarding School Bastard: My First Year at an Orphanage for Fatherless Boys, by Alan Sharavsky

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #653745 in eBooks
  • Published on: 2015-05-25
  • Released on: 2015-05-25
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. ... about starting this book because the story looked so sad. But right from the preview By David from Philly I was ambivalent about starting this book because the story looked so sad. But right from the preview, the author had me swiping my screen and wanting to know what would happen next. Without giving too much away, a family falls apart after the father dies suddenly. The widow’s inability to care for her young son -- in part because she has the added challenge of being deaf, in part due to her meager sweatshop salary -- causes her to send him to an orphanage for fatherless boys.The story proceeds from there, documenting in memorable scenes the boy's first year of horrors at the supposedly respected institution. This is such a sad story that if anyone was else was writing it, you might not want to read it. But Sharavsky is such a good writer, he finds a way to mix sorrow with humor and suspense.With all the child sexual abuse stories coming out about the Horace Mann School and the Catholic Church, this book is extremely topical, even though it is set in 1962. Boarding School Bastard is a powerful story. I highly recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Fellow Girard Inmate Agrees with Author By Helen Johnson Alan hits the nail on the head. I was at Girard College in the same graduating class (1971) as Alan. I encourage all Girard alum to read it and for those who were there during the 1950s - 1970s to share their memories with Alan so he can use them in his upcoming chapters/books of the subsequent years. As Alan and reviewer Kinderman from the class of 1974 note, the teachers were not of the same ilk as the housemasters and governesses. Going to classes was not so feared as the returning "home" at the end of the day. As other reviewers have noted Alan's tale reflects the sense of humor he and others had during the process. I believe anyone who spent a few years there has been scarred on some level and most today retain a strong sense of ironic humor that drives my wife and daughters nuts. Alan's Chapter One reflects the environment in which thousands of fatherless boys' lives were forged in a hell on Earth.Wayne L. Johnson, Alexandria, VA

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Another Girard Bastard By Jerome R. Kinderman While the author is a few years older than I (I entered Girard on September 15, 1965 as a third-grader from Pitman, New Jersey), I can authenticate the words and events revealed on these pages.Miss McCain, my Class 3-2 teacher was likely the only reason I survived my first year and the follow eight. She was a true Angel from Heaven. I thank God for her often, even as a man of 58 today.I do hope that this book will be continued. Although I believe and hope that Girard College today is far removed from the Hum of the mid-sixties, what went on within the Wall should be revealed and true identities revealed so as to expose the evil who preyed on young boys freely might have their histories preserved. Clearly, these are things that most Girardians of then and now would rather keep hidden. I disagree.Good work Alan!

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