City Kid
Written by Mary MacCracken
Narrated by Caitlin Thorburn
4/5
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About this audiobook
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Sitting quiet and withdrawn at a battered school desk, Luke had the looks of a shy angel – and a past that special needs teacher Mary MacCracken could barely believe.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.
Mary MacCracken
Mary MacCracken, an internationally best-selling author, has written four books about her work with autistic and learning-disabled children: Circle of Children, Lovey, City Kid, and Turn-About Children. Her books have been published in fourteen countries and the first two were made into movies for television, starring the actress Jane Alexander. Mary spent her last years with her husband, Cal, an inventor with eighty patents, at Kendal at Hanover, a Continuous Care Retirement Community in Hanover, New Hampshire, and the decade after his death writing about their experiences dealing with his disease.
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Reviews for City Kid
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I especially loved this audio book for the reader's clarity in diction! Great job!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A portrait of an amazing child: only seven and a half years old, but with a police record. Mary MacCracken worked with him, and tells how he responded and changed. (The book's Appendix has valuable data for teachers or others who would work with troubled children.)