Paulino's Cell by Jackie Anderson

http://www.abctales.com/story/jackie-anderson/paulinos-cell

Fascinating, frightening and enlightening. It's going to stick in my mind for a while, this one. It's a story of a troubled child who struggles to adapt to a new environment. Quite correctly (as the boy voices the narration) details of the trauma are sparse - there is no unnatural "talking to camera" retelling his past. The tone and pace of the writing is spot on, making this believable right from the off.

Jackie - I'd be interested to know more of the background for this story. Who is Paulino? Is he real or fictional?