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Just Another Kid Mass Market Paperback – April 3, 1989

by Torey Hayden (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 338 ratings
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"Just Another Kid is not just another book. This remarkable teacher's memoir reminds us that love takes many forms." -The New York Times

From the bestselling author of One Child comes the true story of six children impossible to reach and the amazing teacher who embraced them all.

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; 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 Hayden once again touches our hearts with her account of the miracles that can happen in her class of “special” children.

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    432 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    William Morrow Paperbacks
  4. Publication date
    April 3, 1989
  5. Dimensions
    4.19 x 1.04 x 6.88 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0380705648
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0380705641
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“Just Another Kid is not just another book. This remarkable teacher’s memoir reminds us that love takes many forms.” — The New York Times

“Just Another Kid is an enchanting, inspiring book...impossible to put down.” — The Washington Post

“The world needs more like Torey Hayden.” — Nickolas Butler, internationally bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs and The Hearts of Men

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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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks; New Ed edition (April 3, 1989)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0380705648
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0380705641
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 1.04 x 6.88 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 338 ratings

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Torey L. Hayden

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Torey Hayden is an educational psychologist and a special education teacher who, since 1979, has chronicled her struggles in the classroom in a succession of bestselling books. She currently lives and writes in North Wales.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars I've found my favorite author!
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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This woman's writing has me completely engrossed from the first page. She touches upon my love for psychology, teaching, child development, and the pathology of trauma with empathy and compassion. The power of love heals these broken souls with insights so deeply felt they become a part of your very soul. I simply can't get enough.
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H. Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars A Talented Writer, An absorbing and Thought-Provoking Book
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2013
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I found "Just Another Kid" absorbing and engaging; that's why I ordered my second copy from Amazon.com. (I got my first copy from a local bookstore.) I love how Torey was willing to help and guide Ladbrooke once Dr. Taylor reached out and requested Ms. Hayden's help. Particularly touching was the teacher's response when her assistant told the story of the brother Bobby's suicide at his apartment. There were a couple things I found disturbing, however. They involve Ms. Hayden's interaction with Shemona. One such scene comes right after Leslie alerts Torey to the sound of a kid crying and the teacher goes to investigate an altercation between eleven-year-old Dirkie and the little girl, Shemona. The teacher admitted right there in her own account that Dirkie started the ruckus by pestering the little girl about her hair. Instead of going after the culprit, however, Ms. Hayden punished Shemona and tried to bully the kid into talking just for the sake of talking. The second scenario involving Shemona and the Hayden woman had to do with an ingrown toenail the child had. When the adult finally got the little kid down to the faculty lounge so that the painful problem could be fixed, she then explained that she would go and get some cream and things to treat it. That part is perfectly okay. The toenail needed to be fixed. What was NOT okay was the woman's response when the little girl queried about possible pain from the actual treatment itself. Torey actually had the nerve to smirk and reply with another question: "It hurts already, doesn't it?" Ordinarily, I would call the teacher very compassionate, and I'm sure she was, but these two scenes are two of the very few instances when she totally blew it. By the way, that's one of the parts of this book that I really like. Torey actually admitted to Ladbrooke that she, Torey Hayden, quite often screwed up things in her classroom. Now, that takes honest humility. Despite the teacher's quirks, I would recommend "Just Another Kid" to any and all readers out there who haven't read it yet.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2019
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Torey Hayden has written another marvelous book about an incredibly difficult subject. She describes her students in detail, but without sensationalism. My heart breaks for each of them, but Torey maximizes each child's potential. I want to read more.
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Shawkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic story, easy read, smart and compassionate
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2013
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Torey Hayden recounts the true story of her teaching experience and interaction with one parent in particular. I could not put this book down. It is so interesting on so many levels. The friend I recommended it to said the same thing, she couldn't put it down. Hayden has such a respectful and honest way of discussing the children's various challenges. She describes the day to day with such interesting, funny, and compassionate detail. What is fascinating is how she can come up with just the right way to handle a new situation on the fly. Although learning about the kids was engrossing in and of itself, the real story comes from this slowly developed, constantly evolving relationship Hayden finds herself in with a parent of one of the students. Dr. Taylor is one of the most interesting characters about which I've read, which is probably the result of her being a real person and Hayden describing the reality of dealing with all sides, positive and negative, of a woman who has genius intelligence, lacks all social skills, is beautiful, an alcoholic, and at once narcissistic, sweet and vulnerable, as well as willing to change. The stories of the children keep the book moving; you love them, hope for them, are heartbroken for them, frustrated with them.. and all the while desperate to know what move Dr. Taylor is going to make next and how Hayden will handle it all.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this author
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022
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I read a few books by Torey Hayden YEARS ago and ordered a couple that I had read before and a couple of others I hadn't read. I've since ordered all the rest of the books she's written and have been reading every night. Some parts are funny, others parts are heartbreaking but always hard to put down.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2019
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I thought I had read all of Today Garden's books but just caught this one and it wasn't a disappointment.
The one thing that bothered me was Geraldine. I'm a therapist and knowing what we know now, this child sounds like she had attachment disorder. If she had been able to get one on one therapy and maybe even placed in a secure therapeutic home, her future struggles maybe could have been avoided. Her relationship with Shemona was toxic for both girls, and even Shamie was affected negatively by Geraldine. Generally children with RAD shouldn't be placed with their siblings who have also experienced trauma. It's so sad that Geraldine's future probably would have looked a lot different if she had been diagnosed and treated. We just didn't have the knowledge then that we do now.
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PatriciaMarguerite
5.0 out of 5 stars More than interesting
Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2022
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Torey is a gifted teacher who creatively works with students to uncover their true personalities which have been hidden by fear, distress, and anxiety. This book is about more than just her students, though, and I recommend the book wholeheartedly. Easily read and totally thought provoking.
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SC
5.0 out of 5 stars One of My favorite authors
Reviewed in Germany on May 2, 2021
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Love all her books, re-reading them again!
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Pat Richardson
5.0 out of 5 stars Good story quick delivery
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2019
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Good story
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love all of Torey Hayden's books about her students
Reviewed in Canada on July 27, 2017
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I love all of Torey Hayden's books about her students. I lost track of all of her books that I bought, one at a time, when the first editions came out and collected them all over again to reread.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2013
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great book . . . . . . . . . .great author and one of many . . .
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