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The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology [Kindle Edition]

Paul D Brazill (Author), Luca Veste (Author), Chad Rohrbacher (Author), Benoit Lelievre (Author), Gill Hoffs (Author), Seamus Bellamy (Author), Lynn Beighley (Author), Thomas Pluck (Editor), McDroll (Editor), Ron Earl Phillips (Editor)
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30 powerful stories from around the world to benefit two children's causes: PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children (www.protect.org) and Children 1st Scotland (www.children1st.org.uk).

Stories by David Ackley, Kevin Aldrich, David Barber, Lynn Beighley, Seamus Bellamy, Paul D. Brazill, Sif Dal, James Lloyd Davis, Roberto C. Garcia, Susan Gibb, Nancy A. Hansen, K.V. Hardy, Gill Hoffs, Fiona "McDroll" Johnson, J.F. Juzwik, MaryAnne Kolton, Benoit Lelievre, Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw, Vinod Narayan, Paula Pahnke, Ron Earl Phillips, Thomas Pluck, Sam Rasnake, JP Reese, Chad Rohrbacher, Susan Tepper, Luca Veste, Michael Webb, Nicolette Wong and Erin Zulkoski.

It began as a flash fiction challenge when Fiona Johnson and Thomas Pluck donated $5 to PROTECT and £5 to Children 1st for every story at Ron Earl Phillips' Flash Fiction Friday. Now the three have collected the 30 best stories to benefit these two charities.

Join us and make a difference while you read 30 great stories genres by writers from the U.S.A., Poland, Hong Kong, Portugal, India, Scotland, England, Canada, and one told by a Lost Boy of the Sudan.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 303 KB
  • Print Length: 139 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1466493976
  • Publisher: Lost Children Books (30 Oct 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0061HAG6Y
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #283,599 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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Sif Dal
Ron Earl Phillips
Nancy Hansen
Luca Veste
K. V. Hardy
Paul D Brazill
Lynn Beighley
Thomas Pluck
Paul D Brazill
McDroll
David Barber
Chad Rohrbacher
Seamus Bellamy

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5.0 out of 5 stars Help fight against child abuse 11 Aug 2012
By IuchiAtesoro
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I first heard about this book through the Flash Fiction Friday website. If you haven't been there it is a site that has a writing prompt every week and challenges authors to write a piece of flash fiction. One challenge was different though. Write stories about child abuse that can be put in to an anthology. The proceeds of the sales go towards charities that help protect children. These are genuine people offering part of their soul and their time to help children. That is an example we can all learn from.

The next time you look at a social worker and think they are a do-gooder just in it for the praise, or a phone support worker trying to ensure their place in heaven think about this book. Think about the stories within. They are disturbing in the worst way possible. You will view these people and the jobs they do in a totally different light. I can't begin to relate to how an abuse victim feels, but I know that I don't want to feel the way I did whilst reading these stories again.

The stories themselves are emotionally charged and well written. The writing styles are as varied as the types of abuse portrayed. It really is the hardest to read book I've ever attempted. If you are worried about being overwhelmed the flash fiction style at least allows for regular stops to take stock of things.

This anthology is a must read, and more importantly a never forget book. Go read it and think about the children. They are our future, but for some it is very bleak.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome 19 Nov 2011
By Rosalind Smith-Nazilli
Format:Kindle Edition
This is a collection of some of the finest short fiction I have read. Every piece will touch something inside of you and bring home the reality of how life is for some children.

The people who contributed to this anthology deserve a huge pat on the back for dedicating their time and skill to such a worthy cause. I hope it is the first of many.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Damn... 15 Jan 2012
By Liam Sweeny
Format:Kindle Edition
I've read a lot of short, flash-fiction, and a lot of it by the authors in this anthology, but I have to say... Damn. It made me really feel for kids who've been abused, abandoned...lost. I recommend this because it made me feel. In the end, that's the only mark of something that's been well-written. I'm a writer, but this made me read as a reader. I highly recommend this.
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