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| One Child | 
 enlarge | Author: Torey L. Hayden
Publisher: Avon
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (169 reviews)
Sales Rank: 20338
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0380542625
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.92858
EAN: 9780380542628
ASIN: 0380542625
Publication Date: May 1, 1981
Release Date: May 1, 1981
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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WOW February 4, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a one night read. It was so compelling I couldnt put it down. Torey Hayden draws in her readers from finish to end.
A work of art.
Motivational.... February 1, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book will inspire you to make a difference. I read this book in a single afternoon. Excellent!
Amazingly sad. January 2, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I first started reading Torye Hayden's books, I was always interested in the foster care system and abused children. Hayden's books are wonderfully written, almost to the point where you feel like you are HER experiencing the situations.
This book made me so sad to realize what is going on in our so-called perfect America.
This little girl has been through hell and back and everyone, except Hayden, sat back and ignored it.
I believe there is a special place in heaven for Hayden. She is the reason I hope to one day become a foster mother. She makes you believe that you can and will make all the difference in the life of a child who needs you. She's an inspiration...and this book is proof of that.
 Jordan December 6, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
One Child is a very good book about a girl named Sheila. She was 6 years old and was put in a class for "crazy" kids. Torey was the teacher, and she really helped Sheila become a better person, while their relationship grew.Throughout the book, Sheila goes through many hard situations. She had to deal with her mom gone, her fathers drunk acts, and the way everyone looked at her. By the age of 6, she had been through more things than most people. She was beyond her grade level, though she didnt like to do work at first. Towards the end she learns what it really feels like to have somone truely love her. Her father and Torey both make a big impact in the way Sheila acted and her life was changed forever.
Sheila is a 6 year old girl. Her mom took her brother, Jimmy, and left her on a highway when she was little. She lives with her father in the migrant camp.
I highly recomend reading this book. It is good for all ages, and it's a true story. It made me think more about how some kids are treated. It is a very emotional book, but it's amazing how true it is, and you can almost imagine and see it in your head while your reading.
I would rate this book a 8 out of 10 stars. I only would rate it an 8 because some of the words that Sheila said made it hard to read and understand. I really like this kind of book, that makes you feel bad for the characters. The genre is very emotional and there are many themes. Some themes would be neglect, abandonment, voilence, abuse, intelligence, and fear.
One Child in one sitting September 8, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have just read Torey Hayden's One Child in one sitting. It is the most moving story I have ever read. Sheila's courage against so much adversity is simply breathtaking. I have to thank Torey for bringing this story to the world. Maybe it will give courage to others in a similar position to Sheila.
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