Explore the powerful benefit of understanding the foster care system through the eyes of an experienced carer. This product, Family Friend by Casey Watson, is a Sunday Times bestselling memoir about a boy named Sammy. Ideal for readers who enjoy real-life stories of compassion and resilience.
Product Information: The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson. With his young mother in and out of prison, Sammy has been in care since he was nine years old. Left feeling entirely alone, he has never had a proper safe haven. There is one person looking out for Sammy: his neighbour, 'Uncle Kenny'. But while Sammy may turn to Kenny for comfort, alarm bells soon start to ring for experienced foster carer Casey Watson... Will Casey be able to save Sammy before it's too late?
Other Information: 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. 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.
