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Beautiful Child
When I picked Beautiful Child off the bookshelf, I was expecting something a little different. I was prepared to read another run-of-the-mill book about child abuse, neglect, and the difficulties in saving one child from a horrific home life. However, I decided to read this book, even though it didn’t look very interesting; after all, I was taught not to judge a book by its cover. Sitting down to read later that night, I was pleasantly surprised. Not only is Beautiful Child a good book, but it’s an exceptionally good book! This is the story of Venus Fox, a seven-year-old child who seems not to be there. She spends her days silent and still, not responding to anything that people say or do to her. Torey Hayden is Venus’ teacher, and she writes about her problems teaching, communicating with, and breaking through to Venus. Hayden’s style – full of detail – contributes to the fast pace of the story, and was one of the reasons I got hooked on this book.......

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