15 Best memoir books like Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved by Casey Watson

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Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

By: Casey Watson

3.79

Format: 248 pages,

If you liked the memoir plot in Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved by Casey Watson , here is a list of 15 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 Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

  • true crime
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
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2. The Saddest Girl in the World

By: Cathy Glass

4.38

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Minimal shelfwear. DJ has a crinkled upper spine and edge only flaw. No markings. Pages are clean a… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's The Saddest Girl in the World book and Casey Watson's Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • fostering
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
"Donna, like many children who come into care for similar reasons, had assumed the neglect and abuse she'd suffered were the norm. It was taking time for her to realize that the life she'd led wasn't …"

-Cathy Glass, The Saddest Girl in the World

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3. Girl Alone

By: Cathy Glass

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide. She's never got over it. … read more

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

  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • fostering
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
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4. Taken

By: Rosie Lewis

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with … read more

Similar categories in Rosie Lewis's Taken book and Casey Watson's Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
  • memoir
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5. 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 Casey Watson's Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • fostering
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • abuse

6. Too Young to be a Mum

By: Maggie Hartley

3.65

Format: 448 pages,

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7. Saving Danny

By: Cathy Glass

3.80

Format: 8 pages, Paperback

The fifteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass. Danny was petrified and clung to me in desperation a… read more

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8. Who Will Love Me Now?: Neglected, abused and rejected. A little girl desperate for a home to call her own.

By: Maggie Hartley

3.80

Format: 8 pages,

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9. Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

By: Cathy Glass

2.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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10. A Baby's Cry

By: Cathy Glass

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

What could cause a mother to believe that giving away her newborn baby is her only option? Cathy Gl… read more

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11. The Night the Angels Came

By: Cathy Glass

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Cathy receives a call about a terminally ill widower terrified of leaving his son all alone in… read more

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12. Torn

By: Rosie Lewis

4.00

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

Experienced foster carer Rosie Lewis faces a battle to uncover the dark family secret that is teari… read more

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13. Nobody’s Son: All Alex ever wanted was a family of his own

By: Cathy Glass

3.21

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

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14. Will You Love Me?: Lucy's Story: The Heartbreaking True Story of My Adopted Daughter and Her Desperate Search for a Loving Home

By: Cathy Glass

4.23

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

The eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer C… read more

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15. Trapped: The Terrifying True Story of a Secret World of Abuse

By: Rosie Lewis

3.88

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

Trappedwas a Sunday Times bestseller and the first memoir from foster carer Rosie Lewis. Phoebe, an… read more

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16. 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 Casey Watson's Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

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

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
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18. 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 Casey Watson's Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
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25. 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

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26. Where has Mummy Gone?: When there is nothing left but memories…

By: Cathy Glass

4.50

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of Melody, aged 8, the last of five siblings to be taken from her drug dependent sin… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Glass's Where has Mummy Gone?: When there is nothing left but memories… book and Casey Watson's Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
Cover of Unsafe: Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way by Cathy Glass

27. 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 Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

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

28. 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 Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

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

29. 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 Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
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30. 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 Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved

  • nonfiction
  • fostering
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31. An Innocent Baby: Why would anyone abandon little Darcy-May?

By: Cathy Glass

4.58

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very conce… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • fostering
  • nonfiction
  • abuse

20 Best nonfiction books like Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved by Casey Watson

Transform Your Habits

Tiny Prisoners

Maggie Hartley

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Saddest Girl in the World

Cathy Glass

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Girl Alone

Cathy Glass

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Taken

Rosie Lewis

3.75

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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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