The first in a series of books from foster carer Casey
Watson.
We re hungry, his brother cried. We re hungry, Justin. Please
find us some food.
Justin was five years old; his brothers two and three. Their
mother, a heroin addict, had left them alone again. Later that day,
after trying to burn down the family home, Justin was taken into
care.
Justin was taken into care at the age of five after deliberately
burning down his family home. Six years on, after 20 failed
placements, Justin arrives at Casey s home. Casey and her husband
Mike are specialist foster carers. They practice a new style of
foster care that focuses on modifying the behaviour of profoundly
damaged children. They are Justin s last hope, and it quickly
becomes clear that they are facing a big challenge.
Try as they might to make him welcome, he seems determined to
strip his life of all the comforts they bring him, violently
lashing out at schoolmates and family and throwing any affection
they offer him back in their faces. After a childhood filled with
hurt and rejection, Justin simply doesn t want to know. But, as it
soon emerges, this is only the tip of a chilling iceberg.
A visit to Justin s mother on Boxing Day reveals that there are
some very dark underlying problems that Justin has never spoken
about. As the full picture becomes clearer, and the horrific truth
of Justin s early life is revealed, Casey and her family finally
start to understand the pain he has suffered "
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