Book description
The second novel, and first quick read title, from Sunday Times and New
York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.
My Dad's a Policeman is a dramatic and engaging story of a young boy
with an alcoholic mother. Lonely, bullied and desperate for a life of
happiness and security he tells everyone he meets his dad's a policeman.
Fast-paced and compelling, this short story from Cathy Glass follows
the experiences of a Ryan, a small and lonely 12-year-old boy who
struggles to fit in. In an attempt to make friends, and discourage the
school bullies from picking on him, Ryan tells his peers that his dad is
a policeman. When the police actually turn up on Ryan's doorstep, to
take him away from his alcoholic mother and put him in care, his life crumbles.
It's not long before Ryan has run away, taking a long bus ride back
across the city, desperate to get back to the inner-city life he knows.
Keeping a low profile, and sneaking in to his best friend's house late a
night for shelter, he soon discovers that he's not the only one who
appears to be stretching the truth about the happiness of his home life.
Cathy has been a foster carer for over 20 years, during which time she
has looked after more than 70 children, of all ages and backgrounds.
Cathy runs training courses on fostering for her local Social Services,
and helps draft new fostering procedures and guidelines. She has three
teenage children of her own; one of whom was adopted after a long-term
foster placement. The name Cathy Glass is a pseudonym.
