To everyone else, she's a monster. But to one special teacher, she's a very special child.

Six-year old Caitlin vandalises property and attacks other children, causing devastating injuries. She has been branded psychotic and seems doomed to a life behind bars in a mental hospital. But behind this devilish exterior lies a very different character: a charming child with a near-genius IQ. When Caitlin joins Maggie Bernard's special education class, Maggie refuses to give up on a child whom everyone else has abandoned - even if it means challenging the law.

This extraordinary moving story of how one teacher's love, patience and commitment 'tamed' a highly disturbed child.