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Know My Place

Eve Ainsworth author Helen Crawford-White illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:1st Jul '21

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A teenager’s longing for family and a place to call home is poignantly portrayed in this heartfelt and ultimately uplifting story of life in the foster-care system.

A teenager’s longing for family and a place to call home is poignantly portrayed in this heartfelt and ultimately uplifting story of life in the foster-care system from bestselling author Eve Ainsworth.

Feeling betrayed when her long-term foster placement breaks down, Amy is sent to live with a new family, the Dawsons. Although initially reluctant to trust them, she eventually starts to let down her guard. But just when it seems like she’s found her forever family, she hears a telephone call that suggests things aren’t going to work out. Will Amy be abandoned again – or does she dare hope that she might finally have found home?

“An intense, heartrending story of a child searching for a forever family" – Armadillo Magazine

"Eve Ainsworth is building something of a reputation for her sensitive and well-judged depiction of sensitive issues that many other teen novels shy away from … A perfect addition to the school library" – The Letterpress Project

'Just brilliant – the best book I’ve read in terms of getting across the feelings of a young person in care since Phil Earle’s Being Billy' – Annie Everall OBE

"Beautiful, heartbreaking … so beautifully and delicately written, sharing what it’s like in the mind of a foster kid." – A Paper Girl A Paper Town

ISBN: 9781781129807

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 10mm

Weight: 220g

128 pages