{"product_id":"once-there-was-a-child-darlene-pscheidell-kwarta-9781639885404","title":"Once There Was a Child","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A fun, yet deeply touching account of Darlene Pscheidell Kwarta's time as a special education teacher.\" --\u003ci\u003eLiterary Titan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At the end of the day, Kwarta has made a difference not only in young lives, but by publishing an engrossing account of working with youth who hold every bit as much potential as any of their able-bodied peers.\" --\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Heartbreaking yet inspiring...[\u003ci\u003eOnce There Was a Child\u003c\/i\u003e] will warm your heart.\" --\u003ci\u003eReaders' Favorite\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's refreshing to feel all of the potential and the goodness Kwarta feels in each of the children she teaches. She shares a deep connection with these kids, and you can feel it.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hey, it's Darlene. I got the job!\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Great! How many other teachers applied for that position?\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Just me! I guess no one else was up for the challenge of a multi-handicapped class of junior high kids, but I am.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Uh, Congratulations, I think.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Thanks, I'm going to love it!\"\u003cbr\u003eAnd she did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a child, Darlene always felt like an outsider and was drawn to others like herself. She learned sign language from her deaf neighbor, Joe, and was the only person in the neighborhood who could communicate with him. The Helen Keller story inspired Darlene. So did the movie \u003ci\u003eTeacher Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e, which is about a teacher with many demons who works with a severely autistic, lonely young boy. Those teachers brought both of these children into a world they might never have known or become a part of. That's what Darlene wanted to do. In her first book, \u003ci\u003eONCE THERE WAS A CHILD\u003c\/i\u003e, Darlene Kwarta chronicles her journey with children who were often forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darlene Pscheidell Kwarta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639885404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639885404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atmosphere Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d","brand":"Darlene Pscheidell Kwarta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080128590079,"sku":"9781639885404","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef4b2563-7b95-44f7-b43d-1994529f2e9b.jpg?v=1685485109","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/once-there-was-a-child-darlene-pscheidell-kwarta-9781639885404","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}