One Child: The True Story of a Tormented Six-Year-Old and the Brilliant Teacher Who Reached Out
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (717 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062564439 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With patience, skill, and abiding love, she fought long and hard to release a haunted little girl from her secret nightmare - and nurture the spark of genius she recognised trapped within Sheila's silence. A survivor of horrific abuse, she never spoke, never cried, and was placed in a class for severely retarded children after committing an atrocious act of violence against another child. This is the remarkable story of their journey together - an odyssey of hope, courage, and inspiring devotion that opened the heart and mind of one lost child to a new world of discovery and joy.. Everyone thought Sheila was beyond salvation - except her teacher, Torey Hayden. This beautiful and deeply moving tale recounts educational psychologist Torey Hayden's battle to unlock the emotions of a troubled and sexually a
A remarkable, stunning book! I still remember my cousin loaning me this book while I was at her home for vacation. I was so engrossed in the book, I didn't want to go to the beach or anywhere else until I was done! Thankfully, it was a short book When I got home, I went on a search to find my own copy. When I loaned it to a friend in college, I never got it back from her. Over the years, I bought this book whenever I saw it in the store, as I would keep loaning my copy to peopl. "Heartbreaking yet Inspiring -- You won't put this book down!" according to A. Lai. My 1Heartbreaking yet Inspiring -- You won't put this book down! My 13-year-old daughter first read this book and was so moved by it that she encouraged me to read it as well. Like my daughter, I was riveted to this book and could not put it down. The main character, Sheila, just enters your heart and being. You are horrified and heartbroken by her experiences, but inspired by her innate goodness and many other special qualities. Equally so, you are fascinated by Torey Hayden -- the author of the book and the tea. -year-old daughter first read this book and was so moved by it that she encouraged me to read it as well. Like my daughter, I was riveted to this book and could not put it down. The main character, Sheila, just enters your heart and being. You are horrified and heartbroken by her experiences, but inspired by her innate goodness and many other special qualities. Equally so, you are fascinated by Torey Hayden -- the author of the book and the tea. Amazing book! I love it so much Amazing book! I love it so much. The author's writing is great. she communicates her thoughts and actions well. This was a required book for my college class and I simply could not put it down, I finished it in a week.
She currently lives and writes in North Wales, U.K., with her husband and daughter.. Torey Hayden is an educational psychologist and a former special education teacher who, since 1979, has chronicled her struggles in the classroom in a succession of bestselling books
"Torey Hayden deserves the kind of respect I can't give many people. The world needs more like Torey Hayden." - Boston Globe It has been a long time since you have read a book with the sheer emotional impact of One Child." - New York Times "Page after page proves again the power of love and the resiliency of life." - Los Angeles Times . She isn't valuable, she's incredible