321 pages ; 20 cm
The girl who wanted to belong: The True Story of a Devastated Little Girl and the Foster Carer who Healed her Broken Heart
โ Scribed by Hart, Angela
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Lucy is eight years old and ends up in foster care after being abandoned by her mum and kicked out by her new stepmother. Two aunties and then her elderly grandmother take her in but it seems nobody can cope with Lucy's disruptive behaviour. Social Services hope a stay with experienced foster carer Angela will help Lucy The Girl Who Wanted to Belong is the fifth book from well-loved foster carer and Sunday Times bestselling author Angela Hart. A true story that shares the tale of one of the many children she has fostered over the years. Angela's stories show the difference that quiet care, a watchful eye and sympathetic ear can make to those children whose upbringing has been less fortunate than others.
โฆ Subjects
Families;Foster children;Foster children--Great Britain;Foster home care;Foster home care--Great Britain;Stepfamilies;Stepfamilies--Great Britain;Biographies;Electronic books;Hart, Angela -- (Foster carer) -- Family;Foster children -- Great Britain -- Biography;Stepfamilies -- Great Britain;Foster home care -- Great Britain;Great Britain
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