The Looked After Kid, Revised Edition

My Life in a Children’s Home

Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Adoption, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book The Looked After Kid, Revised Edition by Paolo Hewitt, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Paolo Hewitt ISBN: 9781784500429
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Publication: October 21, 2014
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Language: English
Author: Paolo Hewitt
ISBN: 9781784500429
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication: October 21, 2014
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Language: English

Placed in care at a very early age, Paolo Hewitt went to live with a foster family where he endured extreme abuse and humiliation.

Following years of abuse he was sent to Burbank children's home at the age of ten where he met a gang of children. Like him, they were outsiders struggling to find their place in the world. Paolo paints a vivid picture of his coming of age in the children's home; of bruising fights, failed love, brushes with the law and enduring friendships, and describes how his salvation eventually comes through his passion for music and literature.

Gripping and perceptive, The Looked After Kid is is a testament to the resilience of children who 'go to sleep at night believing the world to be a dark and terrible place', but wonderfully emerge from the darkness to shine their lights on all.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Placed in care at a very early age, Paolo Hewitt went to live with a foster family where he endured extreme abuse and humiliation.

Following years of abuse he was sent to Burbank children's home at the age of ten where he met a gang of children. Like him, they were outsiders struggling to find their place in the world. Paolo paints a vivid picture of his coming of age in the children's home; of bruising fights, failed love, brushes with the law and enduring friendships, and describes how his salvation eventually comes through his passion for music and literature.

Gripping and perceptive, The Looked After Kid is is a testament to the resilience of children who 'go to sleep at night believing the world to be a dark and terrible place', but wonderfully emerge from the darkness to shine their lights on all.

More books from Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Cover of the book A Non-Violent Resistance Approach with Children in Distress by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book Music Therapy for Multisensory and Body Awareness in Children and Adults with Severe to Profound Multiple Disabilities by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book Billy Says... Series by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book Teen Anxiety by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book A Guide to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book God Beyond Words by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book Helping Children to Tell About Sexual Abuse by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book Spirituality, Values and Mental Health by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book People with Dementia Speak Out by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book Freefall into Fiction by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book A Guide to Special Education Advocacy by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book Self-Esteem Games for Children by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book Applying the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in Education by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book Social Care, Service Users and User Involvement by Paolo Hewitt
Cover of the book Justice for Laughing Boy by Paolo Hewitt
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy