One Child, 9780007199051
Paperback
Haunted by abuse, one teacher unlocks a lost child’s potential.

One Child

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    26 April 2005

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Summary

One Child: A Journey of Hope and Healing

This beautiful and deeply moving tale recounts educational psychologist Torey Hayden’s battle to unlock the emotions of a troubled and sexually abused child who, with the help of Hayden, was finally able to overcome her dark past and realise her full potential.

Six-year-old Sheila was abandoned by her mother on a highway when she was four. A survivor of horrific abuse, she never spoke, never cried, and was placed in a class for severe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780007199051
ISBN-10:0007199058
Author:Torey Hayden
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Element Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:26 April 2005
Weight:180g
Dimensions:178mm x 111mm x 20mm
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Critics Review

“Torey Hayden deserves the kind of respect I can’t give many people. She isn’t valuable, she’s incredible. 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

About The Author

Torey Hayden

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 currently lives and writes in North Wales, U.K., with her husband and daughter.

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