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The Boy No One Loved
Crying for Help
Little Prisoners
Too Hurt to Stay
Mummy’s Little Helper
Just a Boy (short story)
Breaking the Silence
A Last Kiss for Mummy
Scarlett’s Secret (short story)
The Girl Without a Voice
Nowhere to Go
No Place for Nathan (short story)
Contents
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Some wise person, somewhere, coined the phrase, ‘It’s the little things,’ and you know, it really is. This book is dedicated to all those who do the little things without thinking, every working day. The dinner ladies, the playground assistants, the volunteer mentors and the teachers, the classroom assistants, the school nurses, the year heads and the support staff. These people, in their dedicated roles and in the busy school environment, often