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Street Kid: One Child's Desperate Fight for Survival (Paperback)

by Judy Westwater (Author), Wanda Carter (Contributor)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 310 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Element; 1st Printing edition (16 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007222017
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007821297
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 53,684 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #43 in  Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Families & Parents > Child Abuse
    #61 in  Books > Biography > Social & Health Issues > Child Abuse
    #64 in  Books > Biography > Tragic Life Stories

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'If Judy's story doesn't become a book, DVD, video I'll be amazed.' John Peel


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John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on "Home Truths". Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living wild on the streets. This is an incredible, heart-wrenching story of a child who refused to give up. After a childhood lived in terror, in 1994, Judy was presented with an Unsung Heroes Award for her charity work with street children in South Africa. Her moving story came to light after Judy was interviewed by John Peel on BBC's "Home Truths". "Street Kid" is the inspirational and heartwrenching story of her early years. At age two, in postwar Manchester, Judy was snatched from her mother and sisters by her psychotic father - a spiritualist preacher. He kept her in his backyard, leaving her to scavenge from bins to beat off starvation. At four, she was sent to an inhumanely strict catholic orphanage, before being put back in her father's cruel care. For the next three years, she was treated as a virtual slave. After being taken by her father to South Africa, Judy ran away to join the circus where she found her first taste of freedom and friendship - before her father tracked her down. Weeks later, Judy was alone again and living on the streets, too terrified to turn to her circus friends. For 9 months, 12-year-old Judy made her home in a shed behind a bottle store before collapsing in a shop doorway from near-starvation. Finally, aged 17, Judy managed to pay her way back to England to find her mother and sisters. But, her return to Manchester cruelly shattered any dreams of a happy reunion. Determined that her childhood experiences should in some way give meaning to her life, Judy has worked tirelessly to help children in need back in South Africa in the very place she had been treated to such abuse herself. She has opened 7 centres to date.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read- will not disappoint, 2 Aug 2006
By A. J. Hammond (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This book is amazing. How some adults can be so cruel to children is overwhelming, yet Judy blossoms and turned the negatives into positives. I could not put this book down either. Read this book- rather than be depressing, it is an uplifting tale of a journey through hardship of a girl who knew that something better was out there, sparked by the kindness of strangers.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Prepare to be glued to this book from beginning to end, 17 May 2006
By R. Barnes (UK) - See all my reviews
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A remarkable story about a remarkable lady. This book provokes many emotions with its open, upfront approach. Many true life stories depicting terrible times demand pity and set out to tug on the heart strings, but this book is different. It does not come across as a 'story', but as an honest account which has stuck to a very matter of fact approach rather than dramatising events. This approach really keeps you aware all the way through the book that it is a true story, and although a traumatic story indeed, any pity felt for the author early on in the book is quickly replaced with much deserved respect.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars well done judy, 14 Nov 2006
By Vmf Davies "vmfDavies" (oxford england) - See all my reviews
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this book is amazing how could a child from the age of three live a life like judy did and still have courage to tell her story andthen go on to help other who were in her situation this lady is an inspiration to all
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4.0 out of 5 stars Heart Wrenching
This book is horrifying and Judy's story is awful and she is incredibly brave to tell her story and go on to do the charity work that she does, totally amazing. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Kittykat

4.0 out of 5 stars Street kid ... Not street wise...!
I did enjoy this book but found certain elements of it really random...When I finished it I wasn't quite sure how we got from A to B but I know I enjoyed the read. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ms. S. Mckenna

5.0 out of 5 stars So full of tragedy it's almost unbelievable.
Judy has had the most unbelievably tough life.Subjected to neglect,starvation and brutality from a very early age,and then abducted by her phoney preacher dad to South Africa... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Chelli

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down
Having read other reviews I just wanted to read this book. What a great decision that was. I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sheila Camp

5.0 out of 5 stars poor little girl
How sad, judy's family, care home all adults who are there to protect children failed this little girl, the book was the best ive read, i didnt put it down for 2 days, gripping... Read more
Published 14 months ago by E. Johnston

5.0 out of 5 stars A BOOK ON HOW TO SURVIVE FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE WHEN NOBODY CARES WHETHER YOU LIVE OR DIE.
It tells the true story of how a little girl fought for survival in every sense of the word, from being a tiny tot. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Leeds lass

5.0 out of 5 stars UTTERLY AMAZING
i read this book last week. I cannot describe how awsome it makes me speachless . Just when you think Judy will find happiness somthing terrible happens and horiffic story, but a... Read more
Published 17 months ago by jennifer aston

5.0 out of 5 stars Touching
I couldn't put this book down its a must read, this little girls passion for survival is touching, you think you have life hard until you read this book.
Published 20 months ago by C. Hughes

4.0 out of 5 stars Guilty
This is a very good read, the only reason I did not give it a 5 star rating as it was not as "gripping" as some of the books I have read. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Curlybing

5.0 out of 5 stars I feel so proud of howJudy has transformed her life - a remarkable story
This is a truly amazing story of how a little girl survived. Whenever a small glimmer of hope entered her life I so prayed things would get better for her and when she finally... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2007 by B. Broom

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