City Kid

From the author of international bestsellers A Circle of Children and Lovey comes an inspiring true story of a gifted teacher¿s determination to understand the `rotten¿ city kid everyone has given up on.Sitting quiet and withdrawn at a battered school desk, Luke had the looks of a shy angel ¿ and a past that special needs teacher Mary MacCracken could barely believe.Already Luke had been picked up 24 times by the police. He¿d set over a dozen major fires, and had a staggering record of thefts. No adult could reach him, no teacher could control him, and no policeman could cow him. All this ¿ and Luke was only seven and a half years old.Trying to help Luke was Mary MacCracken¿s job ¿ and a seemingly impossible challenge. This is the remarkable story of how the impossible came true.