Ghost Girl - The True Story of a Child in Desperate Peril and a Teacher Who Saved

Informationen zum Autor Torey Hayden is an educational psychologist and a former special education teacher who since 1979 has chronicled her struggles in the classroom in a succession of bestselling books. She lives and writes in the U.K. Klappentext Jadie never spoke. She never laughed, or cried, or uttered any sound. Despite efforts to reach her, Jadie remained locked in her own troubled world . . . until one remarkable teacher persuaded her to break her self-imposed silence. Nothing in all of Torey Hayden’s experience could have prepared her for the shock of what Jadie told her—a story too horrendous for Torey’s professional colleagues to acknowledge. Yet a little girl was living in a nightmare, and Torey responded in the only way she knew how—with courage, compassion, and dedication—demonstrating once again the tremendous power of love and the resilience of the human spirit. Zusammenfassung From the bestselling author of One Child comes this compelling! true story of a child in desperate peril and the teacher who saved her despite the odds. Jadie never spoke. She never laughed! or cried! or uttered any sound. Despite efforts to reach her! Jadie remained locked in her own troubled world…until one remarkable teacher persuaded her to break her self-imposed silence. Nothing in all of Torey Hayden's experience could have prepared her for the shock of what Jadie told her—a story too horrendous for Torey's professional colleagues to acknowledge. Yet a little girl was living in a nightmare! and Torey Hayden responded in the only way she knew how—with courage! compassion! and dedication—demonstrating once again the tremendous power of love and the resilience of the human spirit. “An amazing story.”— Washington Post

Product details

• Authors: Torey Hayden
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780062564382
• ISBN: 978-0-06-256438-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Psychology: emotions, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Parenting / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Children with Special Needs, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, EDUCATION: Special Education / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Abuse / Child Abuse, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Education, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Educators, EDUCATION: Teaching / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs