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Torey Hayden faced six emotionally troubled kids no other teacher could handle-three recent arrivals from battletorn 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 L. Hayden once again touches our hearts with her account of the miracles that can happen in her class of "special" children.
A talented special education teacher with a gift for writing, Hayden dramatically describes the difficulties and joys of working with a small group of severely emotionally handicapped children. The centerpiece of this tale, though, is Ladbrook Taylor, mother of one of the children. Lad is very beautiful, very wealthy, highly educated, yet emotionally fractured, withdrawn, and alcoholic. She joins Hayden in the classroom as a volunteer aide. This potentially explosive situation gradually leads to a deepening relationship between the two women that ultimately allows Hayden to help Lad. In the process, Lad reveals her startling past, containing buckets of melodrama, easily on par with the juciest TV soaps. Riveting reading. Carol R. Glatt, Northeastern Hospital of Philadelphia
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Tremblay Yves
reviewed Just Another Kid on November 21, 2011
Just Another Kid
This novel was very different from Hayden's others. This story centers more on her relationship with a parent who becomes an aide in the classroom. Ladbrooke, the parent/aide, has hidden demons of her own. She feeds off Torey Hayden in same fashion as the children. Ladbrooke repeats through the novel that she is "just another kid" in the classroom. I liked this novel because it demonstrates how abused/neglected children function as adults when they do not receive help. I also liked it because it offered another side of Torey Hayden. I'm use to her friendships with other teachers and children, but Ladbrooke presented another look at the bonds Hayden creates. I do not think this was Hayden's best novel, mostly because I did not fall in love with any of the characters. With that being said, I was addicted to it and cared about all the characters.
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