Just Another Kid: The True Story of Six Children Impossible to Reach and the Amazing Teacher Who Embraced Them All

by Torey L. Hayden

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062662775
• ISBN13: 9780062662774
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

I Was Disappointed

I have read several of Torey Hayden's books and loved all of them. You can envision yourself in the classroom and become part of the childrens' lives. But this one focused mainly on one of the parents. About 80% of this book was about the mother, leaving me unfulfilled with the continuing progress of the students.

Well written, true classroom story

Hayden is a fine writer and obviously cares about teaching. I'm an educator but I'm also a pretty selective reader and I quit reading a book if it's boring or I don't think it's worth it to me. I kept reading this book to the end. She makes you care about her special needs students. Just a warning. For those who don't read books with vulgarity or profanity, this book contains some. But if you can ignore that, then definitely pick up this book, especially if you teach or parent.

Just Anothr Kid

I loved this book and the way Torey Hayden treats these special children. I have read all of her books and liked every one. She just have been put on this earth for what she does for these children. Excellent writing.

Excellent! I think Torey Hayden is a genius novelist!

This book was fantastic. I had only read one of Haydens books previous to this one but you can be assured that I will have to get my hands on her whole collection.

This book is one you CANT put stop reading

Torey Hayden is a master at writing about her experiences in the classroom..... I am a mother of a Special Needs child and found her book to be both informative, inspiring, and honest. This book is the type of book that you want to read all at once, yet you don't want it to end either. Torey Hayden keeps you interested and wondering what is going to happen next. I plan on purchasing all of her books as I am so happy with this first book of hers that I have read. You will not be disappointed if you buy this book....for anyone who is curious or has a real interest in what goes on in a Special Needs classroom... of course during this timeline and with these students and this teacher... you will be surprised at the honesty, reality and the love and warmth that radiate from the pages of this book. We can only hope and pray that all of the Special Needs teachers are exactly like Torey and that their love of children and interest in their future is a basis of what All special needs teachers have in their own hearts (which I believe is true). I can't say enough about this book, as it is truly a treasure to read and own. Thank You Torey! Susan

heartwarming and poignant

This is to me a perfect book! I have read all of Hayden's other books and this is my favorite. This book tells the usual story of a classfull of behaviorally challenged kids, and adds to it the story of one of the children's mothers Ladbrooke Taylor. The children and their various troubles and mishaps are easy to picture in your mind. While reading this and all of her other books I always feel as though I am there witnessing these events in person! Torey manages to incorporate the heart wrenching story of mother Ladbrooke into the book without taking away from the story of the children. The most beautiful parts of this book occur when Ladbrooke reaches out to Torey for help, in particular a moment that occurs inside a women's bathroom stall after something happens to one of the children. This book has some gut wrenching moments in it but not the nauseatingly horrific images and stories contained in Murphey's Boy and Ghost Girl. This makes it a more easy read than the above mentioned. I would recommend to first time Torey readers that they start with this book or Somebody Else's Kids.