Little Girl Lost: Amelia just wants a home she feels safe in
By (Author) Casey Watson
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
16th August 2024
28th March 2024
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
True stories of survival of abuse and injustice
Adoption and fostering: advice and issues
Child abuse
Coping with / advice about mental health issues
362.733092
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 22mm
220g
The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson
Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care.
When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelies behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together.
Will Amelie ever find the safety of home
Casey Watson, who writes under a pseudonym, is a specialist foster carer. She and her husband, Mike, look after children who are particularly troubled or damaged by their past. While in their care, Casey and Mike guide the foster children through a specially designed behavioural programme, enabling them to be moved on, either back to their parents on into mainstream foster care. Before becoming a foster carer Casey was a behaviour manager for her local comprehensive school. It was through working with these difficult children removed from mainstream classes for various reasons that the idea for her future career was born. Casey is married with two children and three grandchildren.