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Beautiful Child: The True Story of a Child Trapped in Silence and the Teacher Who Refused to Give Up on Her
Contributor(s): Hayden, Torey (Author)
ISBN: 0062662740     ISBN-13: 9780062662743
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
OUR PRICE:   $14.39  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | People With Disabilities
- Biography & Autobiography | Educators
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
Dewey: B
Lexile Measure: 760
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 7.8" (0.65 lbs) 400 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Mentally Challenged
 
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Publisher Description:

From the bestselling author of One Child comes this amazing, true story of a mute and withdrawn seven--year--old girl and the special education teacher determined never to abandon a child in need.

Seven-year-old Venus Fox never spoke, never listened, never even acknowledged the presence of another human being in the room with her. Yet an accidental playground "bump" would release a rage frightening to behold. The school year that followed would be one of the most trying, perplexing, and ultimately rewarding of Torey Hayden's career, as she struggled to reach a silent child in obvious pain. It would be a strenuous journey beset by seemingly insurmountable obstacles and darkened by truly terrible revelations--yet encouraged by sometimes small, sometimes dazzling breakthroughs--as a dedicated teacher remained committed to helping a "hopeless" girl, and patiently and lovingly leading her toward the light of a new day.


Contributor Bio(s): Hayden, Torey: -

Torey Hayden is an educational psychologist and a former special education teacher who since 1979 has chronicled her struggles in the classroom in a succession of bestselling books. She lives and writes in the U.K.