"A Safe Place for Joey" - это захватывающая и вдохновляющая история, написанная бестселлер-автором и учителем Мэри Маккракен. Она рассказывает о пяти проблемных детях, которых она боролась привести обратно к жизни.
Джои - шутник в классе, но один на один он оказывается темным и напряженным семилетним ребенком, который до сих пор не умеет читать.
Эрик - младший дошкольник, замкнутый и безмолвный из-за ужасов, которые он пережил дома.
Алиса кажется примерным пятиклассником, но тайно получает нули на каждом тесте по математике.
Чарли, восьмилетний ребенок, борется за понимание своего места в мире, что оставляет его запутанным и одиноким.
Бен живет в комфортных условиях дома, но был так много раз назван глупым, что теперь верит в это.
Это некоторые из учеников с нарушениями обучения, которые были в глубокой беде, пока Мэри Маккракен, выдающийся терапевт и учитель, не начала с ними работать и не преобразила их жизни. Ее трогательная книга - это свидетельство ее таланта, сострадания и любви.
The story involves five children -- Joey, Eric, Alice, Charlie and Ben — who suddenly have problems: Joey is dyslexic, Eric suffers from speech problems and has witnessed violence at home; Alice cannot pass mathematics; Charlie does not understand things; and Ben is considered stupid because the school teacher considered him stupid. All these problems affect their self-esteem and hamper their life quality (their enrollment in public school on a yearly basis was discontinued).
In Mary MacCracken's compelling novel, read by over a million people—from readers everywhere—Joey doesn't know he likes anyone. Not until an unlikely friendship soon forms between him and a new student named Kelly—and she loves him right back. In this safe haven, Joey and Kelly will make unforgettable memories—photos, trips to the zoo, work in the garden, bike adventures, and almost getting grounded as they take puppy snuggles away from potential disaster.
Until one fateful day when everyone in town hears of their crazy antics and chaos breaks (poop-filled Tupperware, making pum-pum music with one's dog, totally ruining a recently installed replacement pool filter, etc.).
Suddenly the word around goes out: Beware! There are three wild, wonder kids on the loose! We don't want them here! This little town is peaceful, calm, normal, hot on the comedy front. Just the place for a group of delinquents! Everyone, except those two kids, think they are the enemy, and yet it is everywhere but THERE.
Despite being told that they are so different and have it all wrong, they pick up, start chasing Molly, a dog whose owner left it outside accidentally. It seems as though everything in that clan is accident-prone. Okay. Excitement takes over when the unlikely duo, braving their biggest fears and dashing straight toward trouble, set off on their adventure — 7-year-old Joey Jimenez and 11-year-average Joe Kelly standing up to everyone who stood in their way: they'd NEVER let anybody tell them who they could be or what they could do. The unexpected runaways — let's call them The Safe Place Come Alongers—are now in everyone's livelihood, setting off wave after wave of possible calamity.
Электронная Книга «A Safe Place for Joey» написана автором Mary MacCracken в году.
Минимальный возраст читателя: 0
Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007555192
Описание книги от Mary MacCracken
From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brinkJoey is the class clown, but alone proves to be an intensely dark seven-year old who still can’t read.Eric is a kindergartener, left withdrawn and speechless by the horrors he’s witnessed at home.Alice appears the model fifth year child, but secretly scores zero on every maths test.Charlie, an eight-year old, struggles to understand his place in the world, leaving him confused and alone.Ben comes from a comfortable life at home, but has been called stupid so many times he now believes it.These are some of the learning-disabled children who were in deep trouble until Mary MacCracken, an extraordinary therapist and teacher, works her magic with them and transforms their lives. Her heart-warming book is a testament to her talent, compassion and love.
