num_pages: 290
description: Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler an abused eleven-year-old who after stabbing his step-mother had nowhere else to go. Knowing a little of Tylers past  his biological mother a heroin addict died of an overdose when he was three  Casey feels bound to do her best for him. It isnt easy; Tyler continuously lashes out even trying to attack Casey herself. Investigation into his earlier childhood reveals forced to watch his mother die he was found emaciated and traumatised two days later then delivered to a father who didnt want him and a step-mother who beat him. With the horrific events of his past now vividly affecting the course of his present Casey and her husband Mike are determined to veer him away from the violence and drugs they fear he will come to depend on. Heartbreaking and profoundly moving Nowhere to Go tells the story of a child forsaken by his family but fought for by his foster carers.
language: English
title: Nowhere to Go: The heartbreaking true story of a boy desperate to be loved
publisher: HarperElement