reposting for Jane
Cathy Glass had fostered fifty children over twenty years, but none of them had been as disturbed as Jodie, a troubled 8 year old girl whose voilence and aggression had seen five foster carers in just four months. Jodie's shocking behaviour included voilent rages, smearing faeces around the house, even cutting herself too. Little by little as Jodie's rage was met with patience and understanding, she began to trust Cathy, and to confide the dreadful background which led her to her present torment.
I am not easily shocked, but this book shook me to the core...if you are the sort of person that is very easily upset by this sort of thing (we all are..but if you really can't handle it!) then this book is not for you. It is very graphic in detail what Jodie went through...having said that I could not put it down and would recommend it