Mary Bartel stepped into Sophie Lawson's sixth-grade class with all the problems listed in her school records "unmotivated, a loner, not achieving her potential, lives with her grandmother, daydreams, far behind the rest of the class-." The child who seems beyond hope the one whose early struggles and failures are only a harbinger of lifelong struggles and failures.But Sophie Lawson's heart is moved to try to make a difference, and the love that she brings to Mary Bartel transforms both of them. The simple gift that Mary gives in return will change her teacher's life and career forever.A Timeless Story of the Power of One Simple Gift of Love