This book inspired me to become a teacher

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	• One Child Torey L. Hayden Putnam Adult, 1980 - 251 pages average customer review:based on 171 reviews
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An Inspiring Read

One Child, written by Torey Hayden, is an outstanding, inspiring book. Sheila, a six-year old girl, was left by her mother on the side of a highway when she was four-years old. From then on, she lived with an abusive father. After an act of violence on another child, Sheila was temporarily place in a class of "crazies" with other kids that have behavior problems.
The amount of love expressed to Sheila throughout her stay in Torey Hayden's class is absoulutely amazing. Hayden shows such patience and determination to not give up on this "hopeless cause" as the government, others, and Sheila's father, would see her as. I believe this book was written to dedicate it to Sheila for what an impact she had on Torey's life. Torey Hayden and Sheila's adventure through the school year was the most heartfelt story I've ever read.

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Living the worst of life

One Child is a clear and precise look at a child of abuse-sexual and child. The reeling life of pain and disappointment. The long journey to come to the other side. This is a must read, highly rated book.
Other books in this genre to look for: Nightmares Echo-Katlyn Stewart and A Child Called It-David Pelzer

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Can they?

I found One Child to be an eye opening book. It is about a young girl who the courts have decided to put in the State Hospital, but they are awaiting an opening. As they are waiting for an opening they place the girl in a "BAD class" where she causes problems throughout the first few weeks. Torey Hayden is the teacher that has Sheila as her new student. Torey and Sheila work together to prove to the courts that Sheila is not crazy. The question is can they convince the courts?

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This book inspired me to become a teacher

I was given this book by a high school teacher 21 years ago. She saw something in me that I didn't know existed. This book became my inspiration to become a teacher and every day I am in the classroom I think to myself... IF I can reach 'just one child' today my life has been a success.

Inspirational to anyone who is considering a career in education.

One Child

This book was amazing, Torey Hayden is so down to earth. She writes about her experiences with 6 year old Sheila and the story is just fantastic.

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