I have to say that I started to read The Kid: A True Story only in order to improve my English (I'm an Israeli). For me, English is an hard and complicated languge- but- I finished reading this book in only 3 days! so intersting and amazing story, I couldn't stop crying all over the story and especially in the and of it when I was full of excitement.. I felt like really understanding his feelings which he well described.. I think I admire this person of his honesty and purity personality.