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Author_Torey Hayden
battle
behavioral
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childhood
classroom
difficulties
disturbance
doctor
education
emotional
emotionally
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healing
inspirational
institution
Ireland
issues
mother-child
Northern
nurturing
parents
precocity
resilience
sexual
speech
teacher-student
teaching
trauma
troubled
unresponsive
war
Product details
- ISBN 9780007218653
- Weight: 270g
- Dimensions: 111 x 178mm
- Publication Date: 05 Jun 2006
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
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A dramatic and remarkable narrative of an extraordinary teacher's determination, from the author of the Sunday Times bestsellers 'The Tiger's Child' and 'One Child'. Torey Hayden faced six emotionally troubled kids no other teacher could handle -- three recent arrivals from battle-torn Northern Ireland, badly traumatised by the horrors of war; an eleven-year-old boy, who only knew life inside an institution; an excitable girl, aggressive and sexually precocious at the age of eight; and seven-year-old Leslie, perhaps the most hopeless of all, unresponsive and unable to speak. But Torey's most daunting challenge turns out to be Leslie's mother, a stunning young doctor who soon discovers that she needs Torey's love and help just as much as the children.
'Just Another Kid' is a beautiful illustration of nurturing concern, not only for a few emotionally disturbed children, but for one woman facing a personal battle.
Born in Montana, USA, Torey Hayden has spent most of her adult life working with children in distress. Now living in Great Britain, she divides her time between writing and volunteer work with several British charities. Torey is author of numerous internationally best-selling books about her experiences as a special education teacher and therapist. She has also written two novels and two children's books.
Find her at www.torey-hayden.com
