Books with author Helen Westwood

Zoe has left her, and Beth isn't sure how to cope. Issues that Zoe had helped her with start to creep up again and on top of everything, Caleb is acting really strangely. She can't stop thinking about Zoe and the mystery wolf that rescued her on Davaar Island. She constantly finds similarities between the two. Could that mean that they are one and the same?Beth makes a pact with herself to find Zoe, and enlists the help of one of Zoe's former pack mates. The only problem with looking for someone who doesn't want to be found, is that there are probably others looking for her - others who have decidedly more gruesome plans for her.

Meet Shay.Fourteen. Completely brilliant. Has an IQ of 150 and a photographic memory. An orphan from the age of two and now a top class spy.She’s a little…difficult, though. And she has a pet rat named Daga.Meet Rebecca.She’s Shay’s handler and, as her title suggests, is pretty much the only person who can handle Shay. They have a great relationship until Rebecca does something that Shay doesn’t agree with and things get…awkward.Meet Patrick.He’s an American Casanova. He also happens to be the newest member of Shay and Rebecca’s team. After almost getting Shay killed, he’s got to really step it up and prove himself to them and his father. But can he actually take things seriously?From rescuing a Senator in New York to an adventure above ground in North Carolina to an even more dangerous adventure even higher above ground, will Shay, Rebecca and Patrick be able to find some kind of common ground and manage to save the day? Or will they end up killing each other first?Lastly, meet the Puppetmaster.He’s not a nice fellow and he does all sorts or really bad things. He’s also very dangerous. And he has his eye on Shay. When Shay finds out that someone else could be pulling the Puppetmaster’s strings, she realises that she may be in over her head.

Certainly not just a poetry book.An easily readable yet well-crafted non-fiction 'novel-in-poetry' written through the eyes of a child runaway, at times with humor yet other times shocking.Ben Westwood tells his story of hitch-hiking and bunking trains across the UK from ten years old and tells how he managed to stay undetected whilst on the run in London's east end - and what it was like sleeping rough on the streets of Central London as a young teenager whilst remaining hidden in plain sight.This book also sheds insight into how it feels as a young person living in foster care and children's homes, and how decisions made completely out of his control were to impact both his mental health and his ability to remain safe and secure environments.An insightful and educating read not only for the general reader, but considered a valuable resource by social workers and foster parents across the UK.Since the release of this book, it has received fantastic feedback from social workers at book events, and has also been read at a conference on runaways at European Parliament alongside missing children's charities. One minute you'll be shocked and stunned at the events Ben goes through, and the next you'll be laughing at his antics.A somewhat unique perspective of a young teenager living life in London as a homeless adult.

Welcome to Ben Westwood's collection of 60 true-story poems - ‘Poems from a runaway’. It’s his story of being a teenager in care, and a frequent runaway from the west midlands (UK). Follow him on a journey from ten years old, wandering from town to town before eventually at the age of twelve, finding himself in the east end of London with drug addicts and prostitutes. A year later he was to be sleeping rough in London’s West end, meeting celebrities and all sorts of folk. It’s a story with many tragedies, but also comedic moments.Choices that would have only been made with a youngsters thinking, and angels along the way. Predators, friends, heart-warming times and dangerous moments. Hustles, wind-ups and the way young people entertain themselves along the way. Some moments in life that some may never had knew existed.A collection of sixty poems of various lengths, leading the reader through the reality of this true-story childhood journey.Not only a great read and an eye-opener for general book and poetry lovers, but also a great resource for Foster parents, social workers, mental health support services, homeless services, child advocates and care leavers.

Warning! Secrets of a Financial Adviser - Your Money, Your Life could change your life, making you happier, wealthier and confident that you have made the right choices. Helen West, Director of her own successful company, has made it her mission to explain important money and life issues clearly, and this book's lively informal approach, packed with helpful examples and exercises to make the process both understandable and fun, will appeal not just to young people, but all ages. Written in plain English, explaining concepts young people will understand, this book is a first step towards being financially savvy. With topics including how much you will really have to pay back if you take a university loan, to weekly budgeting and starting to save, this is a book every parent should buy their child as soon as he or she opens a bank account. It is also a book every grown-up should have read. Ending with a tool West calls The ABC Lifeplan, this book, teaches young people to set realistic goals for their lives and careers.

Warning! Secrets of a Financial Adviser - Your Money, Your Life could change your life, making you happier, wealthier and confident that you have made the right choices. Helen West, Director of her own successful company, has made it her mission to explain important money and life issues clearly, and this book's lively informal approach, packed with helpful examples and exercises to make the process both understandable and fun, will appeal not just to young people, but all ages. Written in plain English, explaining concepts young people will understand, this book is a first step towards being financially savvy. With topics including how much you will really have to pay back if you take a university loan, to weekly budgeting and starting to save, this is a book every parent should buy their child as soon as he or she opens a bank account. It is also a book every grown-up should have read. Ending with a tool West calls The ABC Lifeplan, this book, teaches young people to set realistic goals for their lives and careers.