A Safe Place for Joey

by Mary MacCracken

Book Overview

From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brink

Joey is the class clown, but alone proves to be an intensely dark seven-year old who still can't read.
Eric is a kindergartener, left withdrawn and speechless by the horrors he's witnessed at home.
Alice appears the model fifth year child, but secretly scores zero on every...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007555180
• ISBN13: 9780007555185
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Harper Element
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

From the backcover

New Dreams...New Hopes...Second ChancesJoey, a bright intense seven year old, still can't read, so he plays class clown for approval... Eric, a withdrawn kindergartner, is left speechless by the horrors he's witnessed at home... Alice, a winning fifth-grader; scorces zero on every math test... Charlie, a confused eight-year-old, struggles in his own distorted mirror-image universe... Ben, a rich kid, has been called stupid so often be believes it. These are some of the learning-disabled kids who were deep in trouble until Mary MacCracken, an extraordinary therapist and teacher, worked miracles with them - and changed their lives. Her heartwarming book is a testament to her talent, compassion, and love...(I realy enjoyed this book, and thought I just tell you what's it is about - and let you decide if it is what you are looking for.)