Mummys Little Soldier, Casey Watson
Mummys Little Soldier, Casey Watson
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Mummy's Little Soldier

Author: Casey Watson

Narrator: Kate Lock

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 05/19/2016

Synopsis

Casey’s Unit is, as ever, full of troubled, disaffected pupils, and new arrival Leo is something of a conundrum. Thirteen year old Leo isn’t a bad lad – in fact, he’s generally polite and helpful, but he’s in danger of permanent exclusion for repeatedly absconding and unauthorised absences. Despite letters being sent home regularly, his mother never turns up for any appointments, and when the school calls home she always seems to have an excuse. Though Casey has her hands full, she offers to intervene for a while, to try get Leo engaged in learning again and remaining in school. The head’s sceptical though and warns her that this is Leo’s very last chance. But Casey’s determined, because there’s something about Leo that makes her want to fight his corner, and get to the bottom of whatever it is that compels this enigmatic boy to keep running away. With Leo so resolutely tight-lipped and secretive, Casey knows that if she’s going to keep this child in education, she’s going to have to get to the bottom of it herself…

About Casey Watson

Casey Watson, who writes under a pseudonym, is a specialist foster carer. She and her husband, Mike, look after children who are particularly troubled or damaged by their past. Before becoming a foster carer Casey was a behaviour manager for her local comprehensive school. It was through working with these ‘difficult’ children – removed from mainstream classes for various reasons – that the idea for her future career was born. Casey is married with two children and three grandchildren.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dan on September 25, 2021

As always, Casey Watson never disappoints and in this book we meet Leo who is Mummy's Little Soldier and he has a secret. We also meet the rest of 'Casey's Gang' in her Unit. If you are a Casey Watson fan you'll love this book; it's a page turner and I was unable to put it down. My only disappointment......more

Goodreads review by Jazz on August 27, 2018

This is one of the more tame reads from Casey Watson. Before Casey became a foster carer, she was a behavioural manager in a comprehensive school, teaching children with various issues ranging from learning disabilities to troubles at home. This story centres around Leo, a student new to the Unit wh......more

Goodreads review by Bookworm86 on December 05, 2019

Review for 'Mummy's Little Soldier' by Casey Watson. This is the sad story of how Leo came to end up in 'The Unit' that Casey used to work in before fostering. 'The Unit' is based in the school and is for children with a range of difficulties from learning difficulties to disabilities and in Leo's ca......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on May 12, 2018

A sort of social services mystery at a slow pace. The slowest moving book by this author I’ve read thus far, at points even a bit boring, but also the least predictable one I have read. This particular story also has a lot more of the information that, in the other story’s, I would call minor plots,......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on November 03, 2019

Technically, I would give this book 3.5/5!stars—I thought it had a good storyline and message. Though, I did find it a bit slow to start. The storyline followed a decent amount of characters, but I never forgot who was who. A good reminder that everything is not always as it seems—especially when yo......more

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