The Girl No One Wanted: The heartbreaking true story of a child with no home to call her own
Dec 2017 · Hachette UK
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Eleven-year-old Leanne is out of control. Since being taken into care at the age of three, she has had over forty placements, each carer less able to cope with her anger and destruction than the last. Late one night, foster carer Maggie Hartley receives a terrified call from Leanne's current placement, who has barricaded herself in her bathroom to protect herself from Leanne's rage. With the police on standby, Maggie manages to diffuse the situation but Leanne is left without a home once more.
Maggie is Leanne's only hope. But this is her last chance. If this placement fails, she will have to be put in a secure unit. Then Leanne threatens Maggie with a knife and makes accusations against her that have to be investigated by Maggie's superiors. Where most others would simply walk away, Maggie refuses to give up on the little girl who's never known love. Can Maggie get through to Leanne and begin to help her heal? Will the girl no one wanted find her forever home?
A true story of hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley, a foster carer for over 20 years.
'Pulled at my heart strings' 5* Amazon reader review
Maggie is Leanne's only hope. But this is her last chance. If this placement fails, she will have to be put in a secure unit. Then Leanne threatens Maggie with a knife and makes accusations against her that have to be investigated by Maggie's superiors. Where most others would simply walk away, Maggie refuses to give up on the little girl who's never known love. Can Maggie get through to Leanne and begin to help her heal? Will the girl no one wanted find her forever home?
A true story of hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley, a foster carer for over 20 years.
'Pulled at my heart strings' 5* Amazon reader review
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4.8
64 reviews
Colleen Howe
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January 1, 2019
A Great Read .... It would be so Sad to feel like nobody wants you.. Be a TRULLY wonderful ending.
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Gordon B
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March 21, 2020
This is a challenging story. But isn't that why we love these kind of books? The fascinating part is not that Maggie achieves the impossible, but how she does it. Why only 4 stars? Annoyingly, there are missing links, where she mentions something significant but doesn't follow through. Like, what was the first clothes shopping trip like; did she get a teddy bear; did she have any friends at school; did she personalise her room? Don't expect answers to all of these.
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Jannine Haslam
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June 23, 2018
Heartrending story....fabulous read couldn't put it down. Another great
book Maggie xjx
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About the author
Maggie Hartley has fostered more than 300 children while being a foster carer for over twenty years. Taking on the children other carers often can't cope with, Maggie helps children that are deemed 'unadoptable' because of their behaviour or the extreme trauma that they've been through. She's looked after refugees, supported children through sexual abuse and violence court cases, cared for teenagers on remand and taught young mums how to parent their newborn babies.
You can find her on Facebook at /MaggieHartleyAuthor, where she would love to hear from you.
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