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Don't Hurt Laurie (Aladdin Fiction)

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Don't Hurt Laurie is about an eleven year old girl named Laurie. Laurie's mother beats her and does some horrible things. However Laurie covers up her mother's cruel marks by saying she is clumsy and bumps into walls, falls down stairs, and cuts herself with knives. She has told these excuses this all her life. Laurie's mother, whom she calls Annabelle, tries very hard to move Laurie to houses and apartments at least every other month, so Laurie doesn't have any social interactions with anyone her age. One day Annabelle goes too far! Will Laurie ever get the courage to tell anyone about Annabelle? Will Annabelle stop abusing her?
I enjoyed reading this book because it is about a girl that at first is weak and then becomes stronger. It saddened me to read about the things Annabelle did to Laurie. However while reading this book I realized how lucky I am. I have a family that loves me, I go to a great school, and my friends and teachers respect me. I couldn't ask for anything more.
I would most definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves thrilling realities. This book is like a roller coaster of life, with all its ups and downs.

What a wonderful book to show children suffering from abuse that they aren't alone. 11 year old Laurie lives with her abusive mother, Annabelle, who makes Laurie feel as if she has to make excuses and lie for all of her 'accidents' in which her mother causes. Laurie endures more abuse than she can handle, but finds solace in a dog she 'adopts.' She hides this dog and cares for it, as it provides one of her only sources of safty and happiness. When Annabelle attacks the dog, things change.

This book should be in every school library, and every media specialist should be familiar with it. A child who is going through what Laurie goes through might be more inclined to talk knowing that they are not alone.

The book was so powerful that I can still remember it 12 yrs later. It described in such detail the pain that this poor child felt and yet it did it in a way that was very easy to understand. This book is by far one of the best books that a child could ever read on child abuse and gain a complete knowledge and understanding of such a horrible thing. EXCELLENT!!!!!

This book is one of my favorite! It talks about two kinds of relationships. One of Laurie and her mother. Laurie's mother Annabell can't controll her actions of abuse and so Laurie misses out on a real mother-daughter relationship. And the second is of how Laurie misses out on friendship because her mother won't let her. If you want to know Laurie does find a true friend.Her step-brother and a neighbor boy George. This was a real tear-jerker so always have a box of tissues

I thought this book was a good, quick read. It's great for younger readers because it's easy to read. In some parts it's painfully wrenching. It helps you to realize that you shouldn't just pity victims of child abuse, they are real people. I thought that the ending was a little too "happy". Almost too good to happen except in a book. I will never forget this book, I reccommend it to all readers.

This book let me know how serious child abuse really is. I think all kids should read this so that they can know about child abuse. THIS BOOK IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

I think that this was one of the best book's i've ever read. I've read it a million times, and i enjoy it every time. you really do see and understand how she feels even if you've never been in her position.

This book is wonderful! It is exciting, realistic, and written in a sensitive, detailed way that touches your heart. It made me cry. For those who do not like sad books, I would not recommend this book, although it has a happy ending. It is a story about Laurie, a girl whose father left her when she was young. Her mother has not a motherly bone in her, and is cruel to Laurie and physically abuses her. Worst of all is, since they live only with her mother's new husband, who is often away and his kids, no one knows, or cares. Everytime Laurie makes friends, or someone at the hospital recognizes her, her mother moves them. She doesn't want Laurie to get close enough to anybody to tell them the awful secret. Then one day, Laurie's mom goes too far, and she is forced to tell someone. But can that someone really make a difference in Laurie's horrible life? I loved this book, because it is touching, realistic, and it has a plot, not an adventurous story or a murder, just a simple story, with something that could and does happen.

Laurie is 10 going on 11 years old and her mom, Annabelle, beats her. They move every time someone in the town they live in gets suspicious, and Laurie isn't allowed to have any close friends because Annabelle is afraid that she will tell her friends her secret, and Annabelle doesn't want to risk getting caught. When Laurie makes a friend named George, she keeps it a secret, and when Annabelle finds out she is furious. She beats Laurie hard. Laurie's stepbrother, Tim, finds out about Annabelle and tries to help. You'll like this book because it's very intriguing.

I read this book for Accelerated Reader at school and it was pretty good. Laurie is a girl who'se mom hurts her and she is mooving all the time because her mom wants no one to find out. Laure just starts to make friends at school when then she has to moove. Laure finally decides to tell her music teacher what her mom is donig, but the music teacher has someting wrong with her appendix. This was a really good book.