City kid
MacCracken, Mary2014
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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 Sitting quiet and withdrawn at a battered school desk, Luke had the looks of a shy angel - and a past that special needs teacher Mary MacCracken could barely believe.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.
Main title:
City kid / Mary MacCracken.
Author:
MacCracken, Mary, author
Edition:
Updated edition.
Imprint:
London : Harper Element, 2014.London : Harper Element, 2014.
Collation:
vii, 295 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: London: Little, Brown and Company, 1981.
ISBN:
9780007555161 (pbk)0007555164
Dewey class:
371.9'3'092371.93371.93092
Local class:
371.930
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
574146