Saving Lucas

Saving Lucas - A Heart-Wrenching Story of Trauma, Courage, and the Power of a Second Chance

While trying to rebuild an abandoned school into a deaf academy, Father Mark Rossi finds Lucas, a 10-year-old deaf orphan, living in a classroom. Lucas is street smart and has been abused by the very people who were supposed to protect him. His guard is up, and his trust is down.

But everything changes when he crosses paths with a man who refuses to walk away.

Saving Lucas is an emotionally gripping, deeply human story about childhood trauma, the failures of a broken system, and the rare individuals who fight relentlessly for a child’s healing. Through the compassionate eyes of Father Rossi, readers witness the slow unraveling of a boy’s pain and the fragile rebuilding of trust, hope, and identity on the gang-controlled streets of Los Angeles.

As Lucas confronts his darkest memories, the journey becomes one of survival, courage, and redemption. With the help of a determined priest, a persistent advocate, and the first real support he has ever known, Lucas begins to believe that healing is possible... even for kids like him.

Father Rossi continues to confront Luggs, a drug dealer who controls the very ground that his new school stands on, while at the same time trying to protect Lucas.

Perfect for readers who gravitate toward psychological fiction, contemporary drama, courtroom and social-justice narratives, and deeply emotional stories like Room, A Child Called It, and The Shack this novel sheds light on the internal battles children fight long after the world stops paying attention.