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Fiction featuring Care Experience

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To Die For

David Baldacci

2024

To Die For (2024) by American writer David Baldacci revolves around the guardianship of an orphaned girl.

As the story opens, 12-year-old Betsy Odom is in the care of the FBI. Her parents have recently died and her uncle, Danny Glass, wants to adopt the child.

However, Danny Glass is the defendant in a federal prosecution and is out on bail. He’s wearing an ankle monitor and has had his passport removed.

Travis Devine (this is the 3rd in the series of Travis Devine books), an ex-Army officer who now works undercover for Homeland Security, is tasked with supervising meetings between Betsy Odom and her uncle.

Children and young people in social care, and those who have left, are often subject to stigmatisation and discrimination. Being stigmatised and discriminated against can impact negatively on mental health and wellbeing not only during the care experience but often for many years after too. The project aims to contribute towards changing community attitudes towards care experienced people as a group. See glossary HERE


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