9 Top abuse books like Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved? by Casey Watson

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Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

By: Casey Watson

4.41

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Rejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved. ‘A…

If you liked the abuse plot in Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved? by Casey Watson , here is a list of 9 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 Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • memoir
  • fostering
  • psychology
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • adult

2. Too Young to be a Mum

By: Maggie Hartley

3.65

Format: 448 pages,

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Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Too Young to be a Mum book and Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

3. The Silent Cry

By: Cathy Glass

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

The heartbreaking true story of a young, troubled mother who needed help. The sixteenth fostering m… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's The Silent Cry book and Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

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4. 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 Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
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7. 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 Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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8. 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 Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • memoir
  • fostering
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • audiobook
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9. 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 Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • abuse
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10. 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 Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. 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 Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. 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 Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
  • audiobook
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13. Innocent: The True Story of Siblings Struggling to Survive

By: Cathy Glass

4.42

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Innocent is the shocking true story of little Molly and Kit, siblings, aged 3 years and 18 months, … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's Innocent: The True Story of Siblings Struggling to Survive book and Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • fostering
  • abuse
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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

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's Unsafe: Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way book and Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • biography
  • fostering
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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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 Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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17. Max and Mia's Story

By: Louise Allen

4.53

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of… read more

Similar categories in Louise Allen's Max and Mia's Story book and Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

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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

Similar categories in Maggie Hartley's Please Don't Take Mummy Away book and Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
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19. Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

By: Casey Watson

4.41

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Rejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved. ‘A… read more

Similar categories in Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved? book and Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • psychology
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. 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 Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • nonfiction
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21. 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

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's Helpless: Are Riley and his two little siblings in danger? book and Casey Watson's Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved?

  • nonfiction
  • fostering

5 must-read adult books like Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy, But Was She Too Ugly to Be Loved? by Casey Watson

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Maggie Hartley

4.51

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A Terrible Secret: Scared for her safety, Tilly places herself into care. A shocking true story.

Cathy Glass

4.42

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Neglected: Scared, hungry and alone, Jamey craves affection

Cathy Glass

4.54

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Cathy Glass

4.42

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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

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

Cathy Glass

4.41

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4.67

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