New Releases by Torey L. Hayden

Finalmente il nuovo caso della maestra dei miracoli, autrice di Una bambina Jessie ha nove anni ed è la classica bambina perfetta, capelli rossi, occhi verdi, sorriso accattivante. Ha un vero talento per disegnare e i suoi disegni sono dei ghirigori complicatissimi. Ma Jessie è anche abilissima a ottenere sempre quello che vuole, mentendo, urlando e picchiando gli altri bambini. I genitori non sanno come prenderla e gli assistenti sociali non riescono a combattere i suoi impulsi violenti e autodistruttivi. Dopo una serie di passaggi in istituti vari, Jessie riceve finalmente una diagnosi di «disturbo reattivo dell’attaccamento», tipico di quei bambini che non possono instaurare dei legami di fiducia con gli adulti che dovrebbero occuparsi di loro. Viene chiamata Hayden in qualità di psicologa per avviare una terapia. Ma quando Jessie lancia un’accusa gravissima verso un collega di Hayden, il suo lavoro raddoppia: non solo deve cercare di andare alla radice dei disturbi di Jessie, ma anche capire se quel che dice la ragazzina ha un fondamento di verità. Una bambina perduta è una nuova commovente testimonianza della straordinaria capacità di Torey Hayden di recuperare alla vita e alla società bambini che sembrano senza speranza, e un richiamo potente al potere dell’amore e della pazienza.

Recounting her experiences with Jadie, a student in her class, a teacher describes how she persuaded Jadie to break her silence and reveal the family secrets that were plaguing her. By the author of One Child. Reprint.

Ziji the dog loves to chase pigeons in the park-- until he meets Nico, who teaches him the benefits of meditation.

Bestselling author Torey Hayden's novel is a fascinating study of a fractured family, a troubled child, and a psychiatrist's attempts to rescue them. Conor, aged nine, arrives in the play therapy room of child psychiatrist James Innes with the diagnosis "autistic". His mother Laura, an aloof, enigmatic novelist, can't handle him. His rancher father, embroiled in divorcing Laura, does not feel there is anything wrong with Conor. His six year old sister Morgana insists he really does see ghosts. As James becomes convinced Conor is not autistic, he is drawn first into Conor's strange world of "things the cat knows" and then into Morgana's stories of her friend the "Lion King". James is pulled most deeply, however, into Laura's world; at first that of a lonely, rather difficult woman and then, eventually, into the world of her imagination, an enthralling world that seems almost real - and that hides a terrible secret.

"Seven year old Venus Fox never spoke, never listened, never even acknowledged the presence of another human being in the room with her. Yet an accidental playground 'bump' would release a rage frightening to behold. The school year that followed would prove to be one of the most trying, perplexing, and ultimately rewarding of Torey's career, as she struggled to reach a silent child in obvious pain and remained committed to helping a 'hopeless' girl, and patiently and lovingly leading her towards the light of a new day." -back cover.

Features a narrative of an extraordinary teacher's determination. This work is an illustration of nurturing concern, not only for a few emotionally-disturbed children, but for one woman facing a personal battle.

A memoir of three people's victimization and abuse - and their heartbreaking but ultimately successful steps to recovery, with the help of Torey Hayden, an educational psychologist and author.

"Les "" enfants du crépuscule "" ... C'est ainsi que l'on surnomme les jeunes patients qui refusent de parler après avoir subi un traumatisme. Ce sont ces enfants dont s'occupe Torey Hayden au sein d'une unité de pédopsychiatrie. Parmi eux Cassandra, petite fille au visage pointu et aux yeux immenses. Mais on aurait tort de se fier à son physique gracile. Car derrière sa frêle apparence se cache une violence qui ne demande qu'à exploser. Si elle passe des journées entières murée dans le silence, c'est pour mieux laisser éclater soudain la colère qu'elle porte en elle. Et puis il y a Drake : cet ange blond fait fondre tout le monde autour de lui. Autour d'eux, devrait-on dire, car il ne se sépare jamais de son immense tigre en peluche. Pourtant, malgré son charisme, Drake ne parle pas. C'est avec ces enfants meurtris par la vie que Torey Hayden va entreprendre un travail qui leur permettra peut-être de sortir de leur isolement, en mettant des mots sur leur souffrance."

David has never had a permanent home or a real friend, but when he decides to try to hatch an owl egg with the help of a classmate, his life slowly begins to change for the better.

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 terakhir 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 beri-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 dari bertumbuh layaknya gadis kecil lain? [Mizan, Qanita, Novel, Indonesia]

" Zoo-boy " : on avait presque oublié le nom de cet adolescent qui vivait tapi sous les tables... Kevin est considéré comme un cas désespéré : il a totalement cessé de parler vers l'âge de neuf ans. Abandonné par sa mère, il a été confié à des institutions spécialisées mais personne n'est venu à bout de son mutisme volontaire. C'est alors qu'on fait appel à Torey L. Hayden dont les méthodes commencent à susciter l'intérêt des psychologues traditionnels. Un rude et passionnant combat s'engage aussitôt contre la peur et la souffrance. Mais les réserves de patience et - pourquoi pas - de tendresse de Torey sont inépuisables.

Analyse: Roman témoignage. Roman psychologique.

French translation of "Somebody else's kids". Four problem children are placed in Torey Hayden's special education class because no one else knew what to do with them. Together, with the help of this 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.

His name was Kevin but his keepers called him Zoo Boy. He didn't talk. He hid under tables and surrounded himself with a cage of chairs. He hadn't been out of the building in the four years since he'd come in. He was afraid of water and wouldn't take a shower. He was afraid to be naked, to change his clothes. He was nearly 16. Desperate to see change in the boy, the staff of Kevin's adolescent treatment center hired Hayden. As Hayden read to him and encouraged him to read, crawling down into his cage of chairs with him, Kevin talked. Then he started to draw and paint and showed himself to have a quick wit and a rolling, seething, murderous hatred for his stepfather.

"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.

Sheila was wild, unreachable, abused--and a genius. She ws a child lost until a brilliant young teacher reached out.