Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helpless: A True Short Story | 2013 | Rosie Lewis | Buy |
| 2 | Trapped: The Terrifying True Story of a Secret World of Abuse | 2014 | Rosie Lewis | Buy |
| 3 | A Small Boy’s Cry | 2014 | Rosie Lewis | Buy |
| 4 | Betrayed | 2014 | Rosie Lewis | Buy |
| 5 | Two More Sleeps | 2014 | Rosie Lewis | Buy |
| 6 | Torn | 2015 | Rosie Lewis | Buy |
| 7 | Unexpected: A True Short Story | 2015 | Rosie Lewis | Buy |
| 8 | Taken | 2016 | Rosie Lewis | Buy |
| 9 | Broken: A traumatized girl. Her troubled brother. Their shocking secret. | 2017 | Rosie Lewis | Buy |
| 10 | Silenced | 2022 | Rosie Lewis | Buy |
Rosie Lewis’ ten fostering memoirs span nearly a decade, from Helpless: A True Short Story in 2013 to Silenced in 2022. Each book documents a specific fostering placement, following a child from their arrival in Lewis’s home through the process of building trust, uncovering the truth about their background, and working toward stability.
The books cover a range of situations — children who have been sexually abused, neglected, caught in dangerous family dynamics, or failed by the system. Lewis writes with compassion for the children and honesty about the difficulties of fostering, including the bureaucratic obstacles and emotional toll that come with the work. Her memoirs have found a large readership among people interested in social issues, child welfare, and the realities of the care system.