Product Overview
From the bestselling author of One Child comes this amazing, true story of a mute and withdrawn sevenyearold girl and the special education teacher determined never to abandon a child in need.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 Haydens 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 revelationsyet encouraged by sometimes small, sometimes dazzling breakthroughsas a dedicated teacher remained committed to helping a hopeless girl, and patiently and lovingly leading her toward the light of a new day.
