In Care and Incredible: 30 Care Experienced Superstars You Need to Meet

About this book

There are many reasons why children might be separated from their birth families: they might have been adopted or been orphaned in a war; their parents might have been unwell and needed someone else to look after the children; or sometimes social workers decide that children would be safer away from their parents. 

In this fascinating and heartwarming collection of real-life stories, Rosie Canning and Dee Michell share brief, readable profiles of 30 inspiring people from all over the world who spent time as children either in foster care, living with relatives, or who were adopted. 

Featuring information about well-known figures from US President Barack Obama and tech giant Steve Jobs to poets and writers Lemn Sissay, Maya Angelou, and Charles Dickens, the book also references sports stars such as Simone Biles and Raheem Sterling.  

The message here is that many successful and inspiring adults have faced tough times when they were children, and have gone on to do amazing things – and that readers can too. 

This would be a great read for children in care, who have been adopted, or who live with extended family, but is also a brilliant book for anyone.