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| Title | : | Too Hurt to Stay: The True Story of a Troubled Boy’s Desperate Search for a Loving Home |
| Author | : | Casey Watson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | October 11th 2012 by HarperElement |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Family Law. Fostering. Sociology. Abuse. Autobiography. Memoir |
Casey Watson
Paperback | Pages: 304 pages Rating: 4.36 | 976 Users | 56 Reviews
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Eight-year-old Spencer takes himself to social services and demands to be taken into care. It’s a desperate act, a cry for help, but his parent’s reaction – good riddance – speaks volumes. Immediately Casey’s hackles are up for this poor child: it seems he either comes to live with the Watsons, or he’ll be sent to a children’s home.Spencer is the middle child of four siblings. His parents claim all their other kids are ‘normal’ and that Spencer was born ‘vicious and evil’. Casey and her family are disgusted – kids aren’t born evil, they get damaged. Although when vigilante neighbours start to take action and their landlord threatens eviction, Casey is stretched to the limits, trying desperately to hold on to this boy who causes so much pain and destruction.
Casey is determined to try and understand what Spencer is going through and help him find the loving home he is so desperately searching for. But it’s only when Spencer’s mother gets in touch with social services for the first time that gradually everything starts to make sense.
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| ISBN: | 0007436629 (ISBN13: 9780007436620) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.36 From 976 Users | 56 ReviewsCommentary About Books Too Hurt to Stay: The True Story of a Troubled Boy’s Desperate Search for a Loving Home
Good bookA sad book about a child in careNot as graphic as some so I was glad about that.Amazing how different things are handled outside of the USA
it was ok, a bit hit and miss. I felt like it was confused in places, parts of the story were skimmed over, other parts repeated. I do find Casey quite frustrating at times, she is meant to be am.experienced foster carer but then she makes repeated naive judgments and mistakes! it does drive me crazy when she goes on about how amazing she is and how amazing her "boss" john thinks she is.... I do think that what she does is fantastic, don't get me wrong, but its the fact that she makes out that
I got this book free here on Goodreads. This doesn't change my rating though. This book was so touching and you wanted to cry in anguish with this woman as she did all she could for this troubled boy no one knew the whole truth about. What a strong and loving family to go though all the emotional trumoil a child that you so dearly want to help but can't figure out how or what has made him the way he is... All that happened in such a short time. I have so much respect for this woman and her
I absolutely love cathy glass/watson i had got in to thia book but got half way im to reading it and accidentally loat my page and got me completely lost i had got up too around chapter 10 / 11 i has loved readig it and how they had managed with spencer and how he disappears every now and again I will soon be re reading this book to be getting the ending as well watch this space....
I have never read any of her books before and so I thought I try one of hers. I thought it was a brilliant read, I could not put this book down. It's very touching, it is beautifully written account of things are not always as they seem. I am looking forward to reading more books by this fantastic author. ps: you might need your tissues towards the end of this book......because I sure did have a tear in my eyes.
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