The Wild Child: Secrets always find a way of revealing themselves. Sometimes you just need to know where to look..
Casey Watson

The Wild Child: Secrets always find a way of revealing themselves. Sometimes you just need to know where to look..

It’s a Saturday morning when Casey and Mike are asked to take in eight year old Connor – an emergency placement, just for a couple of days, following a violent incident at his now former care home. And Casey’s instinct, as ever, is to say yes. With long term foster son Tyler off to football, and no particular plans for the weekend, even the fact that Connor arrives in what looks like a prison van doesn’t phase her – after all, challenging children are what she and Mike have trained for.  And how much trouble can he really be? He’s eight.

 

A lot, as it turns out. Connor is as streetwise as they come, and, hurt and angry,  seems determined to cause trouble from the off. But despite the attitude, there’s something strangely endearing about their little visitor that makes Casey want to tease out the frightened child behind the swagger. So much so that, with Connor and Tyler getting on so well, she wonders – should they say they’ll keep him longer? It seems like the easiest decision in the world …

 

Book Details:

  • Author: Casey Watson
  • Published Year: 2015
  • Rights Sold
    • UK: Harper Collins
Casey Watson

Casey Watson

Casey Watson has been a specialist foster carer for six years. During this time she has welcomed 14 difficult to place children into her home. Casey has spent the majority of her adult life working with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. This includes two years running behavioural units in schools.Casey combines fostering with writing, usually late at night when the rest of the household are sleeping. Casey’s own son has Asperger’s Syndrome but is high functioning.
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