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  • Can Jess learn to be a good mummy when she is only a child herself?
  • By: Maggie Hartley
  • Narrated by: Penny McDonald
  • Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (108 ratings)
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Too Young to Be a Mum

By: Maggie Hartley
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Summary

When 16-year-old Jess arrives on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep with her newborn son, Jimmy, she has nowhere else to go. Arriving straight from the hospital, having just given birth, Jess is like a rabbit caught in the headlights. Scared, alone, and practically a child herself, she is overwhelmed with the responsibility of caring for a newborn without the support of a loving family or her beloved boyfriend.

With social services threatening to take baby Jimmy into care, Jess knows that Maggie is her only chance of keeping her son. Maggie can see that Jess loves her boyfriend and wants to be a good mother to her son. Can Maggie help Jess learn to become a mum? Will the family ever be allowed to live together?

©2017 Maggie Hartley (P)2017 Orion Publishing Group

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A very interesting and engaging fostering story

I loved this book and finished it in 2 days, feeling a sense of loss afterwards because I enjoyed it so much and the story had ended. Maggie writes very well, describing the highs and lows of fostering . The narrator was excellent also. I listened to 3 of Maggie's books in 6 days and loved them all. Please write some more, Maggie!

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amazing

love it amazingly wrote shows a big part of the system and giving young parents a chance

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Excellent true story

Excellent story with such brilliant detail keeping you more interested in the book and in suspense to hearing how their lives eventually ended up. Shows how a bit of help, care and understanding can go a long way into changing lives of young peop!e and children.

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To young to be a mum

Brilliant I just could k no it put this book down and now looking forward to the next

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Brilliant!

Love all these books! Totally hooked and well worth a listen!
Would definitely recommend already onto the next one!

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brilliant 😊

an amazing book about how you should never dismiss someone's ability to do something based on age, Just because your a teenager doesn't mean your not able to look after your baby. Well done to Maggie for persuading SS to give them a chance 😁

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Fantastic read

Really enjoyed this book. as a foster carer I really feel and identify with how Maggie feels

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brilliant book.

This book was so good I could not put it down. I went through so many feelings happy,sad,feeling what the young girl felt. I would recommend it to read

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Another brilliant book

I’m just addicted to maggies stories and have now read four, really heartwarming feel good with sad moments too thoroughly enjoyed them all and plan to read more

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