13 must-read nonfiction books like Looked After: A Childhood in Care by Ashley John-Baptiste

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Looked After: A Childhood in Care

By: Ashley John-Baptiste

4.68

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** 'This is a book that everyone must read. No matter how you grew up …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Looked After: A Childhood in Care by Ashley John-Baptiste , here is a list of 13 books like this:

1. The Burning (Maeve Kerrigan, #1)

By: Jane Casey

4.12

Format: 440 pages,

A determined young police constable goes it alone against an enigmatic killer and her bosses in a s… read more

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2. Jaded

By: Ela Lee

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A young lawyer wakes up the morning after a work gala with no memory of how she got home the previo… read more

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"I'd tell her that recovery would be like the temple: built between an enormous boulder and a cliff's edge. The construction would be perilous, with the laying of every stone risking a drop into the a…"

-Ela Lee, Jaded

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3. Close to Home

By: Michael Magee

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does every­thing he's supposed to do. He works hard, he stud… read more

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4. Panic (Alexander Gregory Thrillers, #5)

By: L.J. Ross

4.56

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DCI RYAN MYSTERIESThe only way to catch a killer i… read more

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5. Brotherless Night

By: V.V. Ganeshananthan

4.46

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

In this searing novel, a courageous young woman tries to protect her dream of becoming a doctor as … read more

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6. The Wrong Sister

By: Claire Douglas

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Tasha has always felt in the shadow of her older sister, Alice. Their lifestyles couldn't be more d… read more

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7. MILF: Motherhood, Identity, Love and F*ckery

By: Paloma Faith

4.06

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

'The most raw, funny and liberating look at what it is to be a woman.' – FEARNE COTTON'Gritty, funn… read more

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8. Help I S*xted My Boss: The Sunday Times Bestselling Guide to Avoiding Life’s Awkward Moments

By: William Hanson

3.85

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

'Funny, filthy and fantastic. Cackled from start to finish' - Rylan ClarkHow do you ask your mate f… read more

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9. My Name Is Why

By: Lemn Sissay

4.29

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in an adopted family followed by six years in care homes… read more

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10. A Lesson in Cruelty

By: Harriet Tyce

3.67

Format: 499 pages, Hardcover

WHAT PRICE WOULD YOU PAY FOR THE PERFECT LIFE? They say you can't always get what you want. But … read more

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11. Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief

By: Katriona O'Sullivan

4.61

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan mak… read more

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12. The F**k It! List

By: Melanie Cantor

3.93

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Daisy Settle has it all. A successful interior design firm, a happy relationship, a beautiful house… read more

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13. Will I Ever Have Sex Again?

By: Sofie Hagen

4.05

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

'I'm hungry to go on this journey. Sofie is smashing and remoulding her readers understanding of se… read more

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14. 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

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15. 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

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16. Greece Actually

By: Sue Roberts

4.07

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Small, shy, safe. That’s how Becky lives ever since her last romantic calamity landed her in hospit… read more

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17. First Wife's Shadow

By: Adele Parks

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Emma, a wealthy, independent, sensible CEO, has long put her chaotic childhood at the hands of alco… read more

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18. 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

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19. The Suspect

By: Rob Rinder

3.96

Format: 400 pages, ebook

**THE GRIPPING SECOND NOVEL FROM ROB RINDER AND FOLLOW-UP TO NO. 1 BESTSELLER THE TRIAL**When Hanna… read more

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20. Our Holiday

By: Louise Candlish

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, twisty new thriller from the bestselling author of Our HouseTHERE’S TROUBLE IN PARADISE… read more

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21. Looked After: A Childhood in Care

By: Ashley John-Baptiste

4.68

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** 'This is a book that everyone must read. No matter how you grew up … read more

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22. How Was It for You?: Stories from a Sex Worker

By: Eve Smith

3.66

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

The author of How Was It for You? is a sex worker. Let’s call her ‘Eve’. Eve is someone’s partner. … read more

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23. Think Again

By: Jacqueline Wilson

3.90

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

⭐ Whatever happened to beloved Girls series characters Ellie, Magda and Nadine? ⭐They're all grown … read more

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24. On The Edge

By: Sarah Turner

4.45

Format: None pages, ebook

Sometimes, in order to move forward, you need to go back.Joni’s always felt like an outsider in her… read more

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25. The Dark Side Part 2 - Real Life Accounts of an NHS Paramedic - The Traumatic, the Tragic and the Tearful (The Dark Side – Real Life Accounts of an NHS Paramedic)

By: Andy Thompson

4.40

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

Following up on his well-received first book, Andy Thompson provides another captivating, thought-p… read more

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26. Everyone I Know is Dying

By: Emily Slapper

3.62

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A razor-sharp, bleakly funny exploration of mental health crises, the societal pressures on young w… read more

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27. An Innocent Child: Can Georgia find the happiness and security she's always wanted?

By: Toni Maguire

4.59

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

Georgia's story An East End story with a colourful backdrop of the grandfather's early association … read more

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28. Free Loaves on Fridays: The Care System As Told By People Who Actually Get It

By: Rebekah Pierre

4.62

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

This book is all about the care system, and it's written by people who have experienced it first-ha… read more

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"... if each social worker I had actually engaged with me and wasn't too preoccupied with their workload, and they actually gave professional helpto kids, it would have made things better."

-Rebekah Pierre, Free Loaves on Fridays: The Care System As Told By People Who Actually Get It

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29. 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

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30. Helpless: Are Riley and his two little siblings in danger?

By: Cathy Glass

4.44

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy Glass Struggling to cope with three … read more

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31. The Switch

By: Samson Lily

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

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The Dream Home

T.M. Logan

3.97

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Every Move You Make

C.L. Taylor

3.90

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Nicci French

3.96

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4.09

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