The Boy from Baby House 10
From the Nightmare of a Russian Orphanage to a New Life in America
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Publisher Description
In 1990, a young boy afflicted with cerebral palsy was born, prematurely, in Russia. His name was Vanya. His mother abandoned him to the state childcare system and he was sent to a bleak orphanage called Baby House 10. Once there, he entered a nightmare world he was not to leave for more than eight years. Housed in a ward with a group of other children, he was clothed in rags, ignored by most of the staff and given little, if any, medical treatment. He was finally, and cruelly, confined for a time to a mental asylum where he lived, almost caged, lying in a pool of his own waste on a locked ward surrounded by psychotic adults. But, that didn't stop Vanya.
Even in these harsh conditions, he grew into a smart and persistent young boy who reached out to everyone around him. Two of those he reached out to—Sarah Philps, the wife of a British journalist, and Vika, a young Russian woman—realized that Vanya was no ordinary child and they began a campaign to find him a home. After many twists and turns, Vanya came to the attention of a single woman living in the United States named Paula Lahutsky. After a lot of red tape and more than one miracle, Paula adopted Vanya and brought him to the U.S. where he is now known as John Lahutsky, an honors student at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and a member of the Boy Scouts of America Order of the Arrow.
In The Boy From Baby House 10, Sarah's hus band, Alan Philps, helps John Lahutsky bring this inspiring true-life story of a small boy with a big heart and an unquenchable will to readers everywhere.
Customer Reviews
The Boy from Baby House 10
Great book real eye opening to read how things are so different in some countries
Truly inspiring
Living in Bethlehem myself I was amazed that I hadn't ever heard Vanya's story. My social studies teacher recommended the novel to me and I fell in love with the story from the first page. If I saw Vanya (John) on the streets tomorrow I'm almost positive that I wouldn't know what he went through as a child if I didn't read this novel. His story really needs to get out there and become a New York Bestseller because one- it's truly inspiring and two- more people need to know about this young man who overcame so much without even realizing what he was doing at the time.
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This book is by far the best book I have ever read! Tears will defiantly find you as you read the heartbreaking inhuman parts of this book, it gives hope and the strength to never give up. Love and appreciate what you have and know things could be worse.