One Child
The True Story of a Tormented Six-year-old and the Brilliant Teacher Who Reached Out
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 28, 2016
"It has been a long time since you have read a book with the sheer emotional impact of One Child." --New York Times The true story of a tormented six-year-old and the brilliant teacher who reached out.
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- Who it’s for
- A teacher’s effort to reach a deeply troubled child gives this true story its emotional center.
- Themes
- Childhood abuse and trauma, Teacher-student connection, Resilience through care
- Genres
- Lives in Education, Child Abuse, Child Psychology
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"It has been a long time since you have read a book with the sheer emotional impact of One Child." --New York Times The true story of a tormented six-year-old and the brilliant teacher who reached out. Six-year-old Sheila never spoke, she never cried, and her eyes were filled with hate.
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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.
Care and Conviction
A teacher’s effort to reach a deeply troubled child gives this true story its emotional center.
Come here for
- A teacher’s patience and belief
- A true story of childhood, care, and connection
Expect
- An emotionally intense account of abuse and rage
- A journey toward trust, told with warmth and gravity
Where it sits
| Child Psychology | 69% |
|---|---|
| Lives in Education | 67% |
| Child Abuse | 58% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in Education
- Survival Stories
- Child Abuse
- Family Learning
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- Love & Romance
- Dysfunctional Families
- Military Families
- Authors
- Torey Hayden
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 28, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Childhood abuse and trauma · Teacher-student connection · Resilience through care
- Reading lane
- Lives in Education