Best Selling Books by Torey L. Hayden

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

Psychology.

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.

"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.

Gifted young adults that''s been hand picked to protect the Earth who never given up on their goals and not letting anybody bring them down even in the darkest of times.

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.

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.

Written by the author of the bestsellers One Child and Ghost Girl, this work is a memoir of three people''s - two children trapped in a prison of silence and a woman suffering in the twilight of her years - victimisation and abuse, and their heartbreaking but ultimately successful steps to recovery.

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.