Somebody Else's Kids - Torey Hayden

Torey Hayden is a highly qualified teacher who specialises in teaching those with learning difficulties. This book is a true story which follows the lives of four children who came into her care almost by accident. The children are Boo, Lori, Tomaso and Claudia and although they all have different problems, this book tells how Torey Hayden made them come together as one. Boo is a 7 year old who can't speak and is often in his own world. Lori is 8 and although she has a very high IQ she cannot read. It doesn't matter how much Torey tries to teach her to read she just can't learn. Tomaso is Spanish and has a fiery temper, although he too is very clever when he ...  Read the complete review

This is one of the many books by Torey Hayden i have read and i have found this fantastic! this book tells the true story of 4 very different chidlren in her special needs class which makes it a little different to her other's which manily focus on a single child. Torey Hayden is a special needs teach, in this book she is teaching a class of four children, one brain damaged, one who is extremely violent, one is a catholic teenage who is pregnant and another small boy who constantly repeats the weather forcastes. What i really love about Torey Haydens book is that she is truely committed to helping this kids, who all need 1to1 assistance. She goes ...  Read the complete review

“Somebody Else’s Kids” by Torey Hayden is a fantastic book. It is the sort of book that once you start to read you just can’t put it down because you need to know what is going to happen. This is the true story of Torey Hayden an educational psychologist and a special-education teacher who works with children with problems in a school in America. This book tells the story of 4 very different children who all find themselves in Torey’s class. All have very different problems but share one thing in common and that is their teacher who shows them love and caring that has been missing in their lives. To Torey these children aren’t just “somebody else’s kids”, they ...  Read the complete review