num_pages: 411
description: No other teacher had been able to handle these six emotionally damaged children. Three were recent arrivals from battletorn Ireland, horribly traumitized by the nightmare of war. Then there was eleven-year-old Dirkie, who had known no life outside of an institution; Mariana, who was dangerously excitable and sexually precocious, though she was only eight; and Leslie, seven years old, yet completely unresponsive and unable to speak. These were the children entrusted to the care of Torey Hayden, the extraordinary special-education teacher who refused to give up on them. She was determined that every child should experience joy, hope, and a future free of fear, and with compassion, patience, and most of all love, she knew that miracles can happen.
language: English
title: Just Another Kid
titlecomplete: Just Another Kid
genres: Biography, Education, Abuse, Mental Illness, True Story, Psychology, Nonfiction, Mental Health, Memoir, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 5675
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks