Saving Lucas

<p>Saving Lucas - A Heart‑Wrenching Story of Trauma Courage and the Power of a Second Chance</p><p></p><p>While trying to rebuild an abandoned school into a deaf academy Father Mark Rossi finds Lucas a 10-year-old deaf orphan living in a classroom. Lucas is street smart and has been abused by the very people who were supposed to protect him. His guard is up and his trust is down.</p><p></p><p>But everything changes when he crosses paths with a man who refuses to walk away.</p><p></p><p>Saving Lucas is an emotionally gripping deeply human story about childhood trauma the failures of a broken system and the rare individuals who fight relentlessly for a child's healing. Through the compassionate eyes of Father Rossi readers witness the slow unraveling of a boy's pain and the fragile rebuilding of trust hope and identity on the gang-controlled streets of Los Angeles.</p><p></p><p>As Lucas confronts his darkest memories the journey becomes one of survival courage and redemption. With the help of a determined priest a persistent advocate and the first real support he has ever known Lucas begins to believe that healing is possible... even for kids like him.</p><p></p><p>Father Rossi continues to confront Luggs a drug dealer who controls the very ground that his new school stands on while at the same time trying to protect Lucas.</p><p></p><p>Perfect for readers who gravitate toward psychological fiction contemporary drama courtroom and social‑justice narratives and deeply emotional stories like Room A Child Called It and The Shack this novel sheds light on the internal battles children fight long after the world stops paying attention.</p>