6 must-read abuse books like I Just Want to Be Loved by Casey Watson

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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…

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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 Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
  • abuse

2. Hidden

By: Cathy Glass

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

From the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author comes the poignant and shocking memoir … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's Hidden book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

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

By: Cathy Glass

4.30

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Angie, 6, and her sister, Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive at Cathy’s house, havin… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's A Family Torn Apart: Three sisters and a dark secret that threatens to separate them for ever book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
  • abuse
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4. Unwanted: The care system failed Lara. Will she fail her own child?

By: Cathy Glass

4.41

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose. With no extended family to look aft… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's Unwanted: The care system failed Lara. Will she fail her own child? book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
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5. 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 Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
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6. 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 Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • abuse
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7. A Terrible Secret: Scared for her safety, Tilly places herself into care. A shocking true story.

By: Cathy Glass

4.42

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Tilly hates her stepfather, Dave. He abuses her mother, but she refuses to leave him. Frightened… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's A Terrible Secret: Scared for her safety, Tilly places herself into care. A shocking true story. book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
  • abuse
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8. Neglected: Scared, hungry and alone, Jamey craves affection

By: Cathy Glass

4.54

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Little Jamey, 2½ years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency. … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's Neglected: Scared, hungry and alone, Jamey craves affection book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
  • abuse
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9. 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 Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
  • abuse
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10. Billy's Story

By: Louise Allen

4.64

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Foster care expert Louise has trouble on her hands from the first moment that 5-year-old Billy Blac… read more

Similar categories in Louise Allen's Billy's Story book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
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11. Too Young to Parent: One baby, one scared young mum, one social worker with an impossible decision

By: Carey Patterson

4.36

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Carey Patterson, newly qualified Social Worker, is asked to see a young woman and her baby in a loc… read more

Similar categories in Carey Patterson's Too Young to Parent: One baby, one scared young mum, one social worker with an impossible decision book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

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12. Unsafe: Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way

By: Cathy Glass

4.33

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way … Damian is just seven when he is taken in by… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's Unsafe: Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
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13. 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 Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
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14. 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 Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
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15. Silenced

By: Rosie Lewis

4.52

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

A family with a dark secret.A child who refuses to speak.Rosie must help her before it’s too late. … read more

Similar categories in Rosie Lewis's Silenced book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
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16. 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 Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
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17. Sparkle's Story: Thrown Away Children

By: Louise Allen

4.24

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl. Separated from her sibl… read more

Similar categories in Louise Allen's Sparkle's Story: Thrown Away Children book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

Cover of Please Give My Baby Back: A tiny baby is found with a bruise on his leg and Robyn’s life is ripped apart. Can Maggie help reunite them? by Maggie Hartley

18. Please Give My Baby Back: A tiny baby is found with a bruise on his leg and Robyn’s life is ripped apart. Can Maggie help reunite them?

By: Maggie Hartley

4.56

Format: 74 pages, Kindle Edition

'Please don't take him. Let him stay with me. Please don't take my baby.'When a health visitor no… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Please Give My Baby Back: A tiny baby is found with a bruise on his leg and Robyn’s life is ripped apart. Can Maggie help reunite them? book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

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19. Please Don't Take Mummy Away

By: Maggie Hartley

4.62

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

'I think this is one of the best books I have read by Maggie Hartley' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader reviewTHE… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Please Don't Take Mummy Away book and Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
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20. 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 Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
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21. 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 Casey Watson's I Just Want to Be Loved

  • nonfiction

17 Top nonfiction books like I Just Want to Be Loved by Casey Watson

Transform Your Habits

Tiny Prisoners

Maggie Hartley

4.51

Transform Your Habits

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

Transform Your Habits

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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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

Transform Your Habits

A Life Lost: The shocking true story

Cathy Glass

4.54

Transform Your Habits

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

Transform Your Habits

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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