Torey L. Hayden Boeken

Beschrijving van de ontwikkelingsgeschiedenis van een zwaar emotioneel gestoord meisje, dat zeer begaafd blijkt te zijn.

Een 17-jarig Amerikaans meisje probeert een zo normaal mogelijk leven te leiden met haar Hongaarse moeder die aan zware stemmingswisselingen lijdt door traumatische ervaringen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

De zevenjarige Venus Fox spreekt niet meer, luistert niet en reageert nergens op. Men vermoedt dat ze doof is of misschien een hersenbeschadiging heeft. Ze komt terecht in het klasje van juf Torey Hayden, die gespecialiseerd is in kinderen met ernstige gedragsproblemen. Het zal een van Torey’s zwaarste, meest verbijsterende maar ook dankbaarste schooljaren worden.

Cassandra, negen jaar, ernstig verwaarloosd en mishandeld. Ze praat niet meer. Torey probeert haar vertrouwen te winnen. Maar Cassandra vertoont toenemend gewelddadig gedrag. Drake, een lief jongetje van vier, spreekt ook geen woord, behalve tegen zijn moeder. Zijn enige vriend is zijn tijgerknuffel. Gerda is de derde patiënt. Zij is tweeëntachtig jaar oud, heeft een beroerte gehad en is nu angstig en zwaar depressief. Hoewel Torey nooit eerder met volwassenen heeft gewerkt, besluit ze Gerda niet aan haar eenzame lot over te laten.

Jadie spreekt nooit en laat geen geluid horen. De negenjarige Jadie Ekdahl zit gevangen in een wereld vol verdriet, angst en eenzaamheid, en niemand hoort haar stille schreeuw om hulp. Torey Hayden, een Amerikaanse psychologe, heeft haar goedbetaalde baan in een privékliniek ingeruild voor een functie als leerkracht in het bijzonder onderwijs. In haar klas met ernstig gedragsgestoorde kinderen valt Jadie meteen op. Ondanks haar verwarde uiterlijk en haar angstige houding, heeft ze een enorme uitstraling. Jadie maakt altijd netjes haar huiswerk, maar in de klas gedraagt ze zich volledig op haar eigen manier en praat ze met niemand. Torey probeert met geduld en speciale speltherapie Jadie's zelfverkozen stomheid te doorbreken. Waar anderen faalden, slaagt Torey uiteindelijk. Op een dag begint Jadie te praten, soms kalm, soms hysterisch, maar altijd met de deur op slot. Wat ze vertelt, gaat echter elke menselijke verbeelding te boven. Ze spreekt over haar vermoorde vriendinnetje Tashee, mysterieuze nachtelijke bijeenkomsten in haar huis en de betrokkenheid van haar jongere zusjes. Fantaseert ze of spreekt ze de waarheid? Is haar gedrag pathologisch of is er sprake van ernstige kindermishandeling en mogelijk satanische riten? Torey dringt dieper door in Jadie's gekwelde geest en haar bizarre gezinsleven, met moed en medeleven, en alarmeert de autoriteiten.

De negenjarige Conor lijkt autistisch. Hij is zeer gesloten, stoot alleen klanken uit en is onafscheidelijk van zijn speelgoedkat. Zijn moeder Laura kan hem nauwelijks aan. Morgana, Conors jongere zusje, is de enige die hem begrijpt. Ze beweert dat hij geesten kan zien. Kinderpsychiater James Innes weet langzaam door te dringen in Conors angstige wereld en raakt ervan overtuigd dat de jongen helemaal niet autistisch is, maar ernstig getraumatiseerd. James maakt zich meer zorgen over de eenzame Laura, die evenals haar zoon in een verzonnen wereld lijkt te leven – een wereld die een verschrikkelijk geheim verbergt.

"Were all just somebody else's kids . . . "A small seven-year-old boy who couldn't speak except to repeat weather forecasts and other people's words . . . A beautiful little girl of seven who had been brain damaged by terrible parental beatings and was so ashamed because she couldn't learn to read . . . A violently angry ten-year-old who had seen his stepmother murder his father and had been sent from one foster home to another . . . A shy twelve-year-old from a Catholic school which put her out when she became pregnant . . ."What do we matter?""Why do you care?"They were four problem children-put in Torey Hayden's class because no one else knew what to do with them. Together, with the help of a remarkable teacher who cared too much to ever give up, they became almost a family, able to give each other the love and understanding they had found nowhere else.

Features a narrative of an extraordinary teacher's determination. This work is an illustration of nurturing concern, not only for a few emotionally-disturbed children, but for one woman facing a personal battle.

From Torey Hayden, the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of One Child comes Lost Girl, a poignant and deeply moving account of a lost little girl and an extraordinary educational psychologist's courage and determination. Jessie is nine years old and looks like the perfect little girl, with red hair, green eyes and a beguiling smile. She even has a talent for drawing gorgeous and intricate pictures. But Jessie also knows how to get her own way and will lie, scream, shout and hurt to get just exactly what she wants. Her parents say they can't take her back, and her social workers struggle to deal with her destructive behaviour and wild mood swings. After her chaotic passage through numerous foster placements, Jessie has finally received a diagnosis of an attachment disorder. Attachment disorders arise when children are deprived of the all-important close bonds with trustworthy adults that allow them to develop emotionally and thrive. Finally educational psychologist Torey Hayden is called in to help. Torey agrees to weekly meetings with Jessie to try and uncover why she is acting out. Torey's gentle care and attention reveal shocking truths behind Jessie's lies. Can Torey and the other social workers help to provide the consistent loving care that has so far been missing in Jessie's life, or will she push them away too?

The narrative centers on a six-year-old girl whose journey captivates countless hearts, highlighting the profound impact of resilience and hope. It showcases the unwavering dedication of a teacher determined to support her, illustrating themes of courage, compassion, and the transformative power of education. This true story emphasizes the bond between student and mentor, making it a poignant exploration of perseverance in the face of adversity.

His name was Kevin but his keepers called him Zoo Boy. He didn't talk. He hid under tables and surrounded himself with a cage of chairs. He hadn't been out of the building in the four years since he'd come in. He was afraid of water and wouldn't take a shower. He was afraid to be naked, to change his clothes. He was nearly 16. Desperate to see change in the boy, the staff of Kevin's adolescent treatment center hired Hayden. As Hayden read to him and encouraged him to read, crawling down into his cage of chairs with him, Kevin talked. Then he started to draw and paint and showed himself to have a quick wit and a rolling, seething, murderous hatred for his stepfather.

From the million-copy bestselling author comes the true story of a deeply troubled young girl who is haunted by her past.

Lesley's Hungarian mother Mara - charming, childlike, lovable - is traumatized by her adolescent Holocaust experiences. Though her American husband and daughters try to live a normal life, Mara holds them thrall to her moods and quirks. Lesley struggles to understand, but dealing with Mara is a severe strain which sets her apart from her peers. But when Mara's psychosis results in tragedy, Lesley goes to Wales in search of her mother's remembered joy.

From bestselling author Torey Hayden comes a moving new novel of loss and redemption.

V dnešní době plné napětí a stresu přibývá dětí s psychickými a psychosomatickými poruchami. Vytrácí se prostý a bezstarostný způsob života jak jej známe z minulosti, kdy se dětem tolik neorganizoval jejich volný čas, měly větší svobodu a prostor hrát si venku s kamarády v bezpečí soudržnější komunity a rodiny. Příběh o neposedném pejskovi Zizim je jednoduchým a hravým návodem k tomu, jak pomoci dětem uvolnit a otevřít jejich mysl, pochopit jak mysl funguje a jak zvládat náročné a stresové situace. Tato obrázková kniha je určena především malým dětem a jejich rodičům či vychovatelům, ale mnoho inspirace v ní může nalézt i dospělý čtenář. Jejími autory jsou významný tibetský mistr meditace Yongey Mingyur Rinpočhe spolu se známou americkou spisovatelkou a dětskou psychoterapeutkou Torey Hayden.

Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother -- a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games. She no longer considered Dave a son, but a slave; no longer a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army cot in the basement, his clothes were torn and unwashed, and when he was allowed the luxury of food it was scraps from the dog's bowl. The outside world knew nothing of the nightmare played out behind closed doors. But throughout Dave kept alive dreams of finding a family to love him. This book covers the early years of his life and is an affecting and inspirational book of the horrors of child abuse and the steadfast determination of one child to survive.

Lesley, diciassette anni, adora Mara, la sua bellissima e affascinante madre, che le racconta storie incredibili sulla vita in Germania e Ungheria prima e durante la guerra. Ma c'è una terribile verità sul proprio passato che Mara non può confessare, e che sta diventando una pericolosa ossessione. Lesley fa di tutto per cercare di comprendere i comportamenti sempre più strani della madre, così come suo padre cerca disperatamente di salvare la moglie dai ricordi. Ma a volte l'amore non sembra essere sufficiente per evitare la tragedia, e Lesley, di fronte a una vita famigliare distrutta, decide di partire, per andare lontano, nel paese dove Mara è stata felice, alla ricerca della verità...

David è un ragazzino difficile: abbandonato dalla madre da piccolo, parla con difficoltà, è violento e apparentemente ritardato. Le famiglie alle quali è stato affidato insieme alla sorella hanno finito per rispedirlo agli assistenti sociali. Il suo modo di fare ordine in una vita spezzata è quello di trovare «la cosa veramente peggiore»: andare dal dentista, essere picchiato dai compagni, non avere nessuno che si preoccupa per lui. Fino a quando, insperabilmente, i brandelli della sua esistenza cominciano a trovare un significato: la «nuova famiglia» è una donna sola che potrebbe essere sua nonna, ma che lo tratta con rispetto e affetto, e i suoi nuovi amici sono una bambina più piccola e geniale – e per questo emarginata proprio come lui – e un piccolo gufo orfano. Torey Hayden, una delle autrici più attente al mondo dell’infanzia e ai suoi problemi, ha scritto un libro sui bambini rivolto anche ai bambini: un romanzo breve, lieve e profondo, delicato e crudele al tempo stesso.

Sheila/Die verlorene Oase/Grosser Wind - kleiner Wind/Reflex - bk617; Verlag "Das Beste"; Torey L. Hayden/Hammond Innes/Alice Ekert Rotholz/Dick Francis; Paperback; 1983

少女時代のおぞましい体験によって心を蝕まれた母と、彼女を抱えて懸命に生きる家族の姿を、17歳の娘レスリーの目を通して感動的に描く。情緒障害児との心の交流を綴り、日本でも圧倒的な支持を集めているベストセラー作家が実話をもとに、愛と祈りをこめて贈る初の長篇小説。