New Releases by Torey L. Hayden

"When special education teacher Torey Hayden wrote her first book One Child thirty-five years ago, she created an international bestseller. Her intensely moving true story of Sheila, a silent, profoundly disturbed little six-year-old girl, touched millions. From every corner of the world came letters from readers wanting to know more about the troubled child who had come into Torey Hayden's class as a "hopeless case," and emerged as the very symbol of eternal hope within the human spirit. Now, for all those who have never forgotten this endearing child and her remarkable relationship with her teacher, here is the surprising continuation of Sheila's story. " -- Cover.

Psychology.

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.

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.

Après avoir subi un traumatisme, certains enfants refusent de parler. Ces " enfants du crépuscule ", Torey Hayden les reçoit en consultation et les aide à exprimer leur souffrance et à rompre leur isolement. Parmi eux, Cassandra, neuf ans, qui alterne les moments de mutisme et de violence. Il y a aussi Drake. A quatre ans, ce petit garçon est adorable et chaleureux... mais il ne parle qu'à sa mère. Comment comprendre le silence de ces enfants ? Que leur est-il arrivé ? Comment les aider ? La psychologue nous offre ici un récit poignant, bouleversant.

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.

Lorsqu'elle remarque la petite Venus Fox juchée sur le mur de la cour de récréation, le jour de la rentrée des classes, Torey Hayden ignore encore ce que Belle Enfant, ainsi que la nomme sa grande sœur Wanda, elle-même handicapée mentale, doit endurer au quotidien. Réfugiée dans le silence, dépourvue de réactions, Venus ne se manifeste que pour se transformer en furie si l'un de ses camarades a le malheur de l'approcher. Afin d'instaurer une atmosphère propice à l'apprentissage dans une classe où tous les élèves souffrent, à des degrés divers, de troubles du comportement, Torey utilise des méthodes telles que l'écoute, la fermeté, l'humour, les chants et les rires... Elle s'attache tout particulièrement à faire sortir du mutisme où elle s'est murée cette petite fille en proie à d'indicibles souffrances. Mais ne s'agit-il pas là d'un cas désespéré ?

" J'étais la souris piégée dons le regard fixe, et meurtrier du cobra, terrorisée, mais trop fascinée pour s'enfuir. Pourtant, assise à mon bureau, tripotant la lame vive du poignard fait main, je sus, sans équivoque aucune, que Kevin était dangereux. " On l'appelle Zoo-Boy parce qu'il se recroqueville sous les tables, et barricade son espace à l'aide de chaises, comme pour en faire les murs de sa propre prison. Personne ne l'a jamais entendu parler. Est-il muet ou refuse-t-il le dialogue depuis l'âge de neuf ans ? Chaque jour, Torey L. Hayden va le rencontrer et l'apprivoiser, le comprendre, lui faire sentir la vie au-dehors. L'entreprise est longue et dure car Kevin est peut-être plus dangereux qu'elle ne l'avait imaginé. Pourtant, à force de patience et d'amour, elle l'accompagne au seuil de la guérison.

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.