Cruel to Be Kind
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Cruel to Be Kind

Saying no can save a child’s life

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eBook - ePub

Cruel to Be Kind

Saying no can save a child’s life

About this book

Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes.

Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes. Fostering Max gets off to a bad start when his mother, Caz, complains and threatens Cathy even before Max has moved in. Cathy and her family are shocked when they first meet Max. But his social worker isn't the only one in denial; his whole family are too.

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Information

Publisher
HarperElement
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9780008259556
eBook ISBN
9780008252021
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Prologue
  6. Chapter One: A Bad Start
  7. Chapter Two: Max
  8. Chapter Three: Amazed
  9. Chapter Four: A Healthy Appetite?
  10. Chapter Five: Restless Night
  11. Chapter Six: Hostile
  12. Chapter Seven: Joining In
  13. Chapter Eight: Tears
  14. Chapter Nine: Act of Defiance
  15. Chapter Ten: An Ally
  16. Chapter Eleven: Stressed
  17. Chapter Twelve: Vulnerable
  18. Chapter Thirteen: Dan
  19. Chapter Fourteen: First Review
  20. Chapter Fifteen: Meetings
  21. Chapter Sixteen: Strange, the Way Things Turn Out
  22. Chapter Seventeen: Abused Child
  23. Chapter Eighteen: Reporting Concerns
  24. Chapter Nineteen: When Will I See Mummy Again?
  25. Chapter Twenty: Comfort Eating
  26. Chapter Twenty One: Unexpected Turn of Events
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two: Sea Otters Hold Hands
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three: Very Poorly
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four: Tell Max I Love Him
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five: Bittersweet
  31. Chapter Twenty-Six: Tragedy
  32. Chapter Twenty-Seven: Cruel to be Kind
  33. Suggested topics for reading-group discussion
  34. Exclusive sample chapter …
  35. Cathy Glass
  36. If you loved this book …
  37. Moving Memoirs eNewsletter
  38. About the Publisher

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