Lovey

by Mary MacCracken

Book Overview

This deeply moving memoir tells the story of Hannah: a child who has been beaten and abused; a girl full of loneliness and rage; a student no one but learning disabilities teacher Mary MacCracken could reach.

Mary had reservations about eight-year-old Hannah joining her class. The three emotionally disturbed boys she was currently looking after had been making steady progress, and Hannah, who had a reputation for being a withdrawn and incredibly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007555148
• ISBN13: 9780007555147
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Harper Element
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Gotta Read It!

Lovey is an awesome book. It helps you understand what disturbed children go through each day and you'll be able to learn so much about them. It's a heartwarming story for teachers, students, moms, dads, and everyone else! Check It Out!

A heart-warming novel

I am a sophomore in high school and I read this book for IGL. I thought this was a great book. It was really interesting. It helped me to understand what the emotionally disturbed are going through. There was not a dull moment in this book. It kept me interested to the end. I loved it!

Where is she now? I'd love to meet her....

Mary MacCracken displays an incredibly touching portrait of a little girl whose mental demons cannot overcome the special bond that a teacher and a student have. Also I find the development of her own teaching career a nice human touch. I only wish that this book were easier to find - I was lucky and managed to find it in a used bookstore. Very well done.

by far the best I have ever read

I'm a 7th grader and read this book when I was in 6th grade it helped me understand emotionally disturbed children better and what they go through.

an amazing book

I am a high school student, and I found this book extremely readable and inspirational. The book is about a teacher (the author) and how she helped an emotionally disturbed girl find her way out of her shell. I read all her books and loved them. I'm hoping that she'll write another one!