Beautiful Child

From the bestselling author of One Child comes this amazing true story of a mute and withdrawn seven—year—old girl and the special education teacher determined never to abandon a child in need.Seven-year-old Venus Fox never spoke never listened never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 Hayden’s 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 revelations—yet encouraged by sometimes small sometimes dazzling breakthroughs—as a dedicated teacher remained committed to helping a “hopeless” girl and patiently and lovingly leading her toward the light of a new day.