New Releases by Torey Hayden

From Torey Hayden, the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of One Child comes The Invisible Girl, a deeply moving true account of a young teen with a troubling obsession and an extraordinary educational psychologist''s sympathy and determination to help. Eloise is a vibrant and charming young teen with a deeply caring nature, but she also struggles with a worrying delusion. She’s been moved from home to home, and her social workers have difficulty dealing with her habit of running away. After experiencing violence, neglect and sexual abuse from people she should have been able to trust, Eloise has developed complex behavioural needs. She struggles to separate fact from fiction, leading to confusion for the social workers trying to help her. After Torey learns of Eloise''s background she hopes that some gentle care and attention can help Eloise gain some sense of security in her life. Can Torey and the other social workers provide the loving attention that has so far been missing in Eloise''s life, or will she run away from them too?

Jessie a 9 ans et ressemble à la petite fille parfaite, avec ses cheveux roux, ses yeux verts et son sourire charmant. Mais pour obtenir ce qu’elle veut, Jessie est capable de mentir, hurler, crier et faire du mal. Ses parents décident de la placer en foyer. Les assistants sociaux luttent pour parvenir à gérer son comportement et ses changements d’humeur brutaux, et Jessie fait plusieurs passages chaotiques dans des familles d’accueil. C’est alors qu’on appelle la pédopsychologue Torey Hayden pour lui venir en aide. Elle lui diagnostique un trouble de l’attachement. Celui-ci apparaît chez les enfants privés de liens sensibles et constants avec des adultes sécurisants, les empêchant de se développer normalement sur le plan émotionnel. L’attention bienveillante de Torey révèle des vérités surprenantes derrière les mensonges de Jessie. Arrivera-t-elle à se construire ou continuera-t-elle à repousser tous ceux qui veulent l’aider ?

The first new book from beloved therapist and writer Torey Hayden in almost fifteen years—an inspiring, uplifting tale of a troubled child and the remarkable woman who made a difference. In a forgotten corner of Wales, a young girl languishes in a home for troubled children. Abandoned by her parents because of her violent streak, Jessie—at the age of ten—is at risk of becoming just another lost soul in the foster system. Precocious and bold, Jessie is convinced she is possessed by the devil and utterly unprepared for the arrival of therapist Torey Hayden. Armed with patience, compassion, and unconditional love, Hayden begins working with Jessie once a week. But when Jessie makes a stunning accusation against one of Hayden’s colleagues – a man Hayden implicitly trusts – Hayden’s work doubles: now she must not only get to the root of Jessie’s troubles, but also find out if what the girl alleges is true. A moving, compelling, and inspiring account, Lost Child is a powerful testament once again of Torey Hayden’s extraordinary ability to reach children who many have given up on—and a reminder of how patience and love can ultimately prevail.

« Je pleure jamais. [...] Si je pleure pas, ils savent pas que j’ai de la peine. Alors ils peuvent pas me faire du mal. Personne peut me faire pleurer non plus. Même mon papa quand il me bat. » À six ans, Sheila a déjà un lourd passé. Abandonnée par sa mère sur une aire d’autoroute, brutalisée par son père, elle ne connaît que la douleur et l’effroi. Le jour où elle bascule à son tour dans la violence en ligotant un camarade à un arbre pour y mettre le feu, elle est arrêtée par la police qui ne peut rien pour elle, pas plus que l’hôpital psychiatrique. C’est cette enfant sauvage, terrifiée et terrifiante, que Torey Hayden va petit à petit apprendre à apprivoiser et à aimer. Car derrière le masque de la peur se cache une petite fille intelligente et pleine de vie qui, en s’autorisant à pleurer, se donnera enfin le droit de rire.

"Conor tenait le chat en peluche étroitement serré contre sa poitrine. Il le souleva lentement pour le presser contre son menton puis il se mit à agiter frénétiquement une main. - Miaou ? murmura-t-il, le visage enfoui dans la fourrure du petit animal." Conor, 9 ans, ne s'exprime que par miaulements. Ses comportements obsessionnels épuisent ses parents, au point qu'ils songent au divorce. Ils confient leur fils, considéré comme autiste, au Dr James Innes. Si peu à peu une relation de confiance s'établit entre lui et l'enfant, le psychiatre s'intéresse aussi à sa mère, Laura, qui lui avoue avoir développé tout un univers pour échapper à son enfance difficile. Qu'implique cette imagination extraordinaire que toute la famille semble partager ? Et surtout, que cherche à exprimer réellement Conor, dont l'esprit se révèle très éveillé ?

"Just Another Kid is not just another book. This remarkable teacher''s memoir reminds us that love takes many forms." -The New York Times From the bestselling author of One Child comes the true story of six children impossible to reach and the amazing teacher who embraced them all. Torey Hayden faced six emotionally troubled kids no other teacher could handle—three recent arrivals from battle-torn Northern Ireland, badly traumatized by the horrors of war; eleven-year-old Dirkie, who only knew of life inside an institution; excitable Mariana, 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. With compassion, rare insight, and masterful storytelling, teacher Torey Hayden once again touches our hearts with her account of the miracles that can happen in her class of “special” children.

"A story rich in reasons for hope." --Publishers Weekly From the bestselling author of One Child, the true story of a boy who refused to speak--until a therapist''s love broke through the silence. When Torey Hayden first met fifteen-year-old Kevin, he was barricaded under a table. Desperately afraid of the world around him, he hadn''t spoken a word in eight years. He was considered hopeless, incurable, but Hayden refused to believe it. With unwavering devotion and gentle, patient love, she set out to free him--and slowly uncovered a shocking, violent history and a terrible secret that an unfeeling bureaucracy had simply filed away and forgotten. But she never gave up on this tragic "lost case." For a trapped and frightened boy desperately needed her help--and she knew in her heart she could not rest easy until she had rescued him from the darkness.

From the author of the phenomenal Sunday Times bestsellers ‘One Child’ and ‘Ghost Girl’, comes a startling and poignant memoir of three people''s victimisation and abuse – and their heartbreaking but ultimately successful steps to recovery, with the help of Torey Hayden, an extraordinary teacher.

Create lasting, positive change for our most troubled students! How do you move beyond traditional classroom management to create a learning environment that engages our hardest-to-reach students—students who may be struggling due to emotional disturbances, disabilities, or environmental circumstances? Marlowe and Hayden have the answer: through a relationship-driven classroom. With the help of their book, you will: Gain a meaningful understanding of troubled students and how to reach and teach them Learn how to change inappropriate behavior rather than just control it Develop the essential skills for building successful classroom relationships Become more reflective about teaching and learning with challenging children

A stunning and poignant account of an extraordinary teacher''s determination from the author of the #1 Sunday Times bestsellers The Tiger''s Child and One Child.

From bestselling author Torey Hayden comes a moving novel of loss and redemption.

This book is the Indonesian edition of Torey L. Hayden's One Child. See "other editions" for the English version. Sudah ada delapan murid berusia tak lebih dari 10 tahun di kelas itu. Seorang anak pernah dua kali mencoba bunuh diri, seorang anak buta, seorang lagi agresif, dua orang anak menderita autisme, seorang skizofrenia, seorang pernah mengalami penganiayaan fisik dan seksual, sedangkan yang terkahir menderita beragam fobia. Bila Anda harus mengajar di kelas itu, bersediakah Anda, seperti Torey Hayden, menerima seorang murid lagi, seorang gadis berusia 6 tahun yang baru saja membakar anak lelaki berusia 3 tahun sampai nyaris mati? Gadis itu ber-IQ di atas 180, namun menderita problem emosional parah. Dia tak pernah menangis, baik di kala sedih, marah, maupun kesakitan. Dia juga agresif dan selalu membangkang. Mungkin karena sang ibu meninggalkannya di jalanan saat berusia 4 tahun. Mungkin karena ayahnya pemabuk dan tak mampu memberinya pengasuhan yang layak. Mungkin karena dia memang tak tahu bagaimana membuat orang lain mencintainya. Menghadapi murid seistimewa ini, bekal sang guru hanyalah kesabaran dan kasih yang mendalam. Dalam buku ini, sang guru menuturkan pengalaman nyatanya berusaha menyentuh hati si gadis kecil dan memunculkan segala potensi yang dia miliki. Berhasilkah sang guru? Berhasilkah Sheila mengatasi segala kendala yang menghalanginya dan bertumbuh layaknya gadis kecil lain? [Mizan, Qanita, Novel, Fiksi]

In the tradition of David Pelzer''s A Child Called ''It'' comes the unsettling story of a mute, almost catatonic seven–year–old and the special education teacher who tries to save her from the silence and abuse of her world. Hayden has chronicled experiences from her long career as a special education teacher in several books, including One Child and The Tiger''s Child. Successes in this difficult and often frustrating field can be few and hard won, a fact which Hayden deftly illustrates while simultaneously offering hope and joy in small victories. This time she brings to life the story of a scruffy seven–year–old, Venus, who is so unresponsive that Hayden searches for signs of deafness, brain damage or mental retardation. The author is relentless in her attempt to diagnose the cause of Venus''s ''almost catatonic'' state, which is punctuated by occasional violent outbursts. In this first–person narrative, Hayden also shares her own thoughts, worries and reflections on the strained relationship with a mismatched classroom aide, creating a rich tapestry of the dynamics of a group of special needs youngsters and the adults who try to help them.

From acclaimed author Torey Hayden comes a relatable memoir about a special education teacher who recounts a transforming and transformative relationship with a former student who overcame abuse. Special education teacher Torey Hayden''s first book, One Child, was an international bestseller, thrilling readers on every continent. Their hearts were captured by Sheila, a silent, troubled girl who had been abandoned on a highway by her mother and abused by her alcoholic father, and who refused to speak. As Hayden writes in the prologue to this book, "This little girl had a profound effect on me. Her courage, her resilience, and her inadvertent ability to express that great, gaping need to be loved that we all feel—in short, her humanness—brought me into contact with my own." Since then, Hayden has gone on to write books about many of her students, but her fans continue to ask her, "What happened to Sheila?" The Tiger''s Child is her response. Here Hayden tells how Sheila, now a young woman, finally came to terms with her nightmare childhood. When Hayden was working on One Child, she showed the manuscript to Sheila, then a teenager, and was astonished to find that Sheila remembered almost nothing of her troubled younger years. She had no recollection of her many clashes with her teacher as Hayden tried to break through her emotional pain. And although Hayden had managed to get Sheila to communicate and become an active and lively child, Sheila''s home life was still very troubled. Her father had been sent to prison when she was eight and Sheila had run away from a series of foster homes until finally she was placed in a children''s home. But as Hayden continued to renew her relationship with the teenage Sheila, the memories slowly came back, bringing with them feelings of abandonment and hostility. Overwhelmed by the intensity of her awakening emotions, Sheila was driven to suicidal despair. The Tiger''s Child is the touching, inspiring story of how a maturing Sheila came to perceive her mother not as a monster who willfully cast off her eldest child, but as a weak, forlorn, ordinary human being. Able to appreciate her own strength and resilience, Sheila at last is free to overcome the haunting legacy of child abuse.

"Were all just somebody else''s kids . . . " A small seven-year-old boy who couldn''t speak except to repeat weather forecasts and other people''s words . . . A beautiful little girl of seven who had been brain damaged by terrible parental beatings and was so ashamed because she couldn''t learn to read . . . A violently angry ten-year-old who had seen his stepmother murder his father and had been sent from one foster home to another . . . A shy twelve-year-old from a Catholic school which put her out when she became pregnant . . . "What do we matter?" "Why do you care?" They were four problem children-put in Torey Hayden''s class because no one else knew what to do with them. Together, with the help of a remarkable teacher who cared too much to ever give up, they became almost a family, able to give each other the love and understanding they had found nowhere else.

Finally, a beginning . . . The time had finally come. The time I had been waiting for through all these long months that I knew sooner or later had to occur. Now it was here. She had surprised me so much by actually crying that for a moment I did nothing but look at her. Then I gathered her into my arms, hugging her tightly. She clutched onto my shirt so that I could feel the dull pain of her fingers digging into my skin. She cried and cried and cried. I held her and rocked the chair back and on its rear legs, feeling my arms and chest get damp from the tears and her hot breath and the smallness of the room.