21 Best fostering books like A Life Lost: The shocking true story by Cathy Glass

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A Life Lost: The shocking true story

By: Cathy Glass

4.54

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Jackson’s mother, Kayla, can no longer cope. Having tragically lost her husband and son, Kayla i…

If you liked the fostering plot in A Life Lost: The shocking true story by Cathy Glass , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Tiny Prisoners

By: Maggie Hartley

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggi… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Tiny Prisoners book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • memoir
  • fostering
  • true story
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
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2. Little Prisoners: A Tragic Story of Siblings Trapped in a World of Abuse and Suffering

By: Casey Watson

3.84

Format: 179 pages, Paperback

Little Prisoners is a harrowing, yet moving memoir about two innocent and frightened 'unfosterable'… read more

Similar categories in Casey Watson's Little Prisoners: A Tragic Story of Siblings Trapped in a World of Abuse and Suffering book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • nonfiction
  • abuse

3. Crying for Help: The Shocking True Story of a Damaged Girl with a Dark Past

By: Casey Watson

3.90

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a t… read more

Similar categories in Casey Watson's Crying for Help: The Shocking True Story of a Damaged Girl with a Dark Past book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • true story
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
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4. Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

By: Casey Watson

3.79

Format: 248 pages,

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Similar categories in Casey Watson's Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • nonfiction
  • abuse

5. Too Young to be a Mum

By: Maggie Hartley

3.65

Format: 448 pages,

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6. A Stolen Childhood: A dark past, a terrible secret, a girl without a future

By: Casey Watson

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author and teacher Casey Watson shares the horrifying true story of Kiera Bentley, a 12… read more

Similar categories in Casey Watson's A Stolen Childhood: A dark past, a terrible secret, a girl without a future book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

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7. The Asylum

By: Carol Minto

4.46

Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition

For 46 years, Carol Minto has quietly gone about her life, carrying with her the most extraordin… read more

Similar categories in Carol Minto's The Asylum book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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8. A Life Lost: The shocking true story

By: Cathy Glass

4.54

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Jackson’s mother, Kayla, can no longer cope. Having tragically lost her husband and son, Kayla i… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • true story
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • audiobook
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9. Broken: A traumatised girl. Her troubled brother. Their shocking secret.

By: Rosie Lewis

4.46

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

Nine-year-old Archie and his five-year-old sister, Bobbi, are taken into emergency police protectiv… read more

Similar categories in Rosie Lewis's Broken: A traumatised girl. Her troubled brother. Their shocking secret. book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • true story
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • audiobook
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10. Behind Closed Doors: The true and heart-breaking story of little Nancy, who holds the secret to a terrible crime

By: Maggie Hartley

4.67

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

'It's okay, lovely,' I soothed. 'You let it all out.'She sobbed and sobbed as all the fear came t… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Behind Closed Doors: The true and heart-breaking story of little Nancy, who holds the secret to a terrible crime book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
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11. Little Girl Lost

By: Casey Watson

4.59

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson Six-year-old Amel… read more

Similar categories in Casey Watson's Little Girl Lost book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
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12. Let Me Go

By: Casey Watson

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Let Me Go is the powerful new memoir from foster carer and Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Wa… read more

Similar categories in Casey Watson's Let Me Go book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • memoir
  • fostering
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • audiobook
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13. Daddy's Little Soldier

By: Maggie Hartley

4.61

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

Quiet and polite, obsessively neat, clean and tidy, eight-year-old Tom is unlike any child Maggie h… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Daddy's Little Soldier book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • fostering
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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14. Groomed to be a Bride: Can Maggie protect a vulnerable young girl from the nightmares of her past? (A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story)

By: Maggie Hartley

4.56

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Maggie faces one of the most challenging cases of her career when Halima, a young, orphaned Iraqi g… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Groomed to be a Bride: Can Maggie protect a vulnerable young girl from the nightmares of her past? (A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story) book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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15. The Ghost Girl

By: Maggie Hartley

4.43

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's The Ghost Girl book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • memoir
  • fostering
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • audiobook
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16. Mummy, Please Don’t Leave

By: Casey Watson

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together…… read more

Similar categories in Casey Watson's Mummy, Please Don’t Leave book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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17. Eden's Story (Thrown Away Children)

By: Louise Allen

4.57

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

Ashley is a young single mum raising her daughter, Eden, and working hard to do the very best job s… read more

Similar categories in Louise Allen's Eden's Story (Thrown Away Children) book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • abuse
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18. Battered, Broken, Healed

By: Maggie Hartley

4.67

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

A new challenge faces foster carer Maggie this time it's not a child that's at risk, it's her moth… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Battered, Broken, Healed book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • true story
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
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19. I Just Want to Be Loved

By: Casey Watson

4.53

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster 14-year-old Elise, whose M… read more

Similar categories in Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
  • abuse
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20. I Want My Daddy

By: Casey Watson

4.56

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

A 5-year-old boy, Ethan, is brought to Casey in the middle of the night after the sudden death of h… read more

Similar categories in Casey Watson's I Want My Daddy book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
  • audiobook
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21. A Sister's Shame: The true story of little girls trapped in a cycle of abuse and neglect

By: Maggie Hartley

4.71

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

'My heart felt heavy with sadness for these two little girls.'Foster carer Maggie Hartley is used… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's A Sister's Shame: The true story of little girls trapped in a cycle of abuse and neglect book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
  • abuse
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22. Taken

By: Lisa Stone

3.97

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Have you seen Leila? 8-year-old Leila Smith has seen and heard things that no child should ever … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Stone's Taken book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • audiobook
Cover of Nobody Loves Me: Bobby’s true story of neglect, secrets and abuse by Maggie Hartley

23. Nobody Loves Me: Bobby’s true story of neglect, secrets and abuse

By: Maggie Hartley

4.72

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

'Wow! I did not want this book to end. This story was unlike any other' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review'… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Nobody Loves Me: Bobby’s true story of neglect, secrets and abuse book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
Cover of Where's My Mummy?: Louisa's heart-breaking true story of family, loss and hope by Maggie Hartley

24. Where's My Mummy?: Louisa's heart-breaking true story of family, loss and hope

By: Maggie Hartley

4.71

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

'Mum and Dad. Gone?' asked Louisa. 'Yes,' I nodded. 'They're gone.' After a horrific car crash, thi… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Where's My Mummy?: Louisa's heart-breaking true story of family, loss and hope book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
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25. Abby's Story (Thrown Away Children Book 2)

By: Louise Allen

4.51

Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition

She doesn't want this baby. She can't look after this baby. She will never be able to love this b… read more

Similar categories in Louise Allen's Abby's Story (Thrown Away Children Book 2) book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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26. A Boy Without Hope

By: Casey Watson

4.29

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

A BOY WITHOUT HOPE is the heart-breaking story of a boy who didn’t know the meaning of love. A hist… read more

Similar categories in Casey Watson's A Boy Without Hope book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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27. Stella's Story (Thrown Away Children Book 1)

By: Louise Allen

4.38

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

'Stella is just like a tiny bird. This is my first impression of her. A quiet little sparrow of a g… read more

Similar categories in Louise Allen's Stella's Story (Thrown Away Children Book 1) book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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28. Exploited

By: Maggie Hartley

4.66

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

'He said he loved me.'Fourteen-year-old Hannah comes to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley aft… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Exploited book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
  • memoir
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29. Sky's Story

By: Louise Allen

4.48

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

When Sky and her older sister Avril were taken into care, the social workers knew this was a case l… read more

Similar categories in Louise Allen's Sky's Story book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
  • audiobook
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30. Too Scared To Cry (A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story)

By: Maggie Hartley

4.63

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreaking and inspiring collection of true fostering stories perfect for fans of Cathy Glass … read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Too Scared To Cry (A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story) book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
  • memoir
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31. Will You Help Me?: Ralph’s true story of abuse, secrets and lies

By: Maggie Hartley

4.81

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

'Please help me,' he said in a small voice. 'Will you help me?'Six-year-old Ralph has only been i… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Will You Help Me?: Ralph’s true story of abuse, secrets and lies book and Cathy Glass's A Life Lost: The shocking true story

  • nonfiction

5 Top true story books like A Life Lost: The shocking true story by Cathy Glass

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Tiny Prisoners

Maggie Hartley

4.51

Crying for Help: The Shocking True Story of a Damaged Girl with a Dark Past

Casey Watson

3.90

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A Life Lost: The shocking true story

Cathy Glass

4.54

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Broken: A traumatised girl. Her troubled brother. Their shocking secret.

Rosie Lewis

4.46

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19 must-read nonfiction books like Behind Closed Doors: The true and heart-breaking story of little Nancy, who holds the secret to a terrible crime by Maggie Hartley

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A Life Lost: The shocking true story

Cathy Glass

4.54

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A Family Torn Apart: Three sisters and a dark secret that threatens to separate them for ever

Cathy Glass

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Unwanted: The care system failed Lara. Will she fail her own child?

Cathy Glass

4.41

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Behind Closed Doors: The true and heart-breaking story of little Nancy, who holds the secret to a terrible crime

Maggie Hartley

4.67

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