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The Little Ghost Girl
- Abused, Starved, and Neglected, a Little Girl Desperate for Someone to Love Her
- Narrated by: Penny MacDonald
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Categories: Relationships, Parenting & Personal Development, Parenting & Families
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Publisher's Summary
Ruth was a ghost of a girl when she arrived into foster mother Maggie Hartley's care. Pale, frail, and withdrawn, it was clear to Maggie that Ruth had seen and experienced things that no 11-year-old should have to, that she's been conditioned to "see no evil, speak no evil". Ruth is in desperate need of help, but can Maggie get through to her and unlock the harrowing secret she carries?
Through love, reassurance, and patience, Maggie starts to unravel Ruth's painful past - a past defined by cruelty and abuse by the very people who should have protected her. Raised by a cruel stepmother and her father after her own mum abandoned her, Ruth was abused, underfed, and ignored, while her half-siblings lived a life of luxury.
It's up to Maggie to help Ruth find her voice; to be a ghost no more, and bring those who've harmed her to justice.
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- Charles Garst
- 01-25-19
Adopting? Fostering? A must listen
This does a wonderful job explaining how child abuse and neglect affects a child. From removal to care to court case to permanency. Beautifully written and raw.
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- adriana reyes
- 11-10-20
I laughed. I cried. I rejoiced. Love this book!!!
Love the parts where Maggie does her hair & they bond. My heart melted.
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- Ryan
- 07-13-20
Sad but beautifully told story.
Well told story. Kept me engaged and interested in learning more about the foster system. This setting takes place in Britain (I think) so I loved the narrator's accent!
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- Rebecca Serrano
- 05-25-20
Eyesight into a child’s world of abuse
Great teaching from the real world of fostering. And in the end what we as fosters give to the innocents with a terrible exterior