Critical Response- One Child by Torey L. Hayden

One Child has pulled it's readers in from the first page. It is a novel that shows the love that a young child receives after being abused and deprived of this emotion some of us take for granted. Torey L. Hayden is the author of this book as well as the teacher of this young girl named Shelia. Torey writes the novel from her perspective; she goes into great depth explaining Shelia and the mischief …

…Child has left a mark on me already. It has touched me and most of it's readers as well. The story of a young, unreachable girl is told through the eyes of Torey (the teacher). The author has given great depth in misbehaving of Shelia, and has a fabulous beginning that draws readers in. I would defiantly recommend this novel to any reader that would like to be touched in special way from a book.