One Child
Feb 2018 · HarperCollins
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Six-year-old Sheila never spoke, she never cried, and her eyes were filled with hate. Abandoned on a highway by her mother, unwanted by her alcoholic father, Sheila was placed in a class for emotionally disturbed children after she committed an atrocious act of violence against another child.
Everyone said Sheila was lost forever, everyone except her teacher, Torey Hayden.
Torey fought to reach Sheila, to bring the abused child back from her secret nightmare, because beneath the rage, Torey saw in Sheila the spark of genius. And together they embarked on a wondrous journey—a journey gleaming with a child's joy at discovering a world filled with love and a journey sustained by a young teacher's inspiring bravery and devotion.
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4.8
36 reviews
Vicki Evans
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February 23, 2023
this is open to simular tense emotions. abandonment, feeling unlinked desperation from my peers for the sad teasing words. Even more by the specific teacher. I can relate!
Carol Mowat
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April 7, 2018
What torey does with sheila is truly amazing..i have read this book 5x over and even let my mom borrow it and she admitted she got tears in her eyes reading it as well.
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Emily Hall
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February 12, 2019
Amazing book, written in a down-to-earth, sympathetic voice. This is the first book of hers I ever read, and it's still my favorite.
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About the author
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. She lives and writes in the U.K.
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