Just Another Kid

By: Torey Hayden

Narrated by: Tara Ochs

A dramatic and remarkable narrative of an extraordinary teacher's determination, from the author of the Sunday Times bestsellers The Tiger's Child and One Child. Torey Hayden faced six emotionally troubled kids no other teacher could handle - three recent arrivals from battle-torn Northern Ireland, badly traumatized by the horrors of war; an eleven-year-old boy, who only knew life inside an institution; an excitable girl, 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. But Torey's most daunting challenge turns out to be Leslie's mother, a stunning young doctor who soon discovers that she needs Torey's love and help just as much as the children. Just Another Kid is a beautiful illustration of nurturing concern, not only for a few emotionally disturbed children, but for one woman facing a personal battle.

©1988 Torey Hayden (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

good book

starts out slower than her other books at keeping my attention/interest. almost returned it but glad I didn't.

Still in love!

I have work with special needs children since 1999. I have read 9 of Torey Hayden’s over the years. Loosing my copies in a house fire in 2014. Listening to them being read to me, is amazing!

One of Hayden’s best

4.5 STARS

Special education teacher Torey Hayden’s new class starts off with three children and grows to sex when sisters and their cousin fleeing violence in Ireland join the class. Without an aide, Ladbrooke, the alcoholic mother of young Leslie volunteers to help in the classroom.

Of the four Torey Hayden books I’ve reread this week, JUST ANOTHER KID is the one which Hayden shows the most professionalism. Her instincts with the kids are usually spot on. She goes to extraordinary lengths to help Ladbrooke with her challenges. I loved and empathized with Lad, the emotional abuse she suffered as a child and from her husband, her low self esteem and failure to recognize her worth, her dogged determination to overcome obstacles real and imagined. I wanted her to thrive as much as any of the kids.

JUST ANOTHER KID shows how far we’ve come in special education and inclusion, though I think we miss the mark not judging each child for which situation is most ideal in favor of financial constraints.

Torey Hayden books Rock!!

I love Torey Hayden books! I first heard of her books through my child development school work, years ago. Now I still enjoy her books.

AMAZING AND TOUCHING

Loved every emotional part of this book. Never dull. Touhing and it moved me strongly.