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Poets Poems From a Runaway: A true story Ben Westwood ​ Ben Westwood was born in England and taken under the care of social services as a small child. He then constantly goes missing from foster carers and children's homes. His book, Poems From a Runaway, is a non-fiction real-life account in poetry of Ben Westwoods journey as a child runaway, constantly going missing from home. External Website

Films/Videos The Pale Blue Eye ​ 2022 The Pale Blue Eye (2022) is an American mystery thriller currently showing on Netlix. Set in 1830, retired detective Augustus Landor (Christian Bale) is asked to investigate the death of a cadet at the West Point military academy. Landor enlists the help of another cadet, Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling). Edgar Allan Poe was in foster care as a child, and he was also at West Point as a young man. There is mention during the movie of the death 20 years previously of his mother (his father had earlier abandoned the family). Poe’s influence has been extensive. For example, his detective character, C. Auguste Dupin, was influential in the development of the detective genre and many of his stories have been adapted for film and television. External Website

Films/Videos Mommie Deariest ​ 1981 An adaptation of Christina Crawford's 1978 memoir, this film depicts American film star, Joan Crawford, as Christina's abusive adoptive mother. External Website

Blogs/Web Pages/Articles Care Experienced Experienced History Month Care Experienced History Month 2020 April 2021 was the first-ever Care Experienced History Month. The webite includes a wealth of information including blogs on Global Perspectives of the History of Care before 1800, a history of care around the world, stories about Care Experienced people like writers JRR Tolkien and Maya Angelou, reoordings of lectures given throughout the month, and a host of other resources. External Website