The Tiger's Child

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Summary: A very good sequel
Review: In "One Child" we met Sheila, age 6, who needed a lot of help after being abused for years. Torey Hayden spent five months helping Sheila, whom she discovered to have an IQ of 180. With Torey's excellent work, Sheila was able to go onto regular grade three the next year in the care of a friend of Torey's. In this book, Torey talks about meeting Sheila again after seven years, meeting her at age thirteen. It is a surprising, thoughtful, emotional story, and I highly recommend it as well as its prequel.

Rating:
Summary: A very good sequel
Review: In "One Child" we met Sheila, age 6, who needed a lot of help after being abused for years. Torey Hayden spent five months helping Sheila, whom she discovered to have an IQ of 180. With Torey's excellent work, Sheila was able to go onto regular grade three the next year in the care of a friend of Torey's. In this book, Torey talks about meeting Sheila again after seven years, meeting her at age thirteen. It is a surprising, thoughtful, emotional story, and I highly recommend it as well as its prequel.

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Summary: Great book
Review: It's not as good as One Child in my opinion. But, I'm glad to find out what happened to Sheila. Torey is an excellent writer and I love how she doesn't whitewash anything, not even her personal life -- she tells her stories in first person. GREAT!

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Summary: Great book
Review: It's not as good as One Child in my opinion. But, I'm glad to find out what happened to Sheila. Torey is an excellent writer and I love how she doesn't whitewash anything, not even her personal life -- she tells her stories in first person. GREAT!

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Summary: LIKE A BULL CHARGING INTO THE ARENA, you are jolted.
Review: Like a bull charging into the arena, you are jolted into caring about people. The grown Sheila was infinitely more appealing than the child Sheila in that she had more insights and could relate them from an adult perspective. I have nothing but rave reviews for this author who remains a favorite to this day. The only problem I have is in another review where a reader blames the author for not being there during Sheila's years outside of her class. A job and a doctorate took the author out of the area and she maintained throughout the book that she never stopped searching for Sheila and some lucky breaks helped her locate her. It was a great book and EVEN BETTER than "One Child."

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Summary: I Bought This One In Hardcover...
Review: Normally, I do not buy hardcover books. I wait until they are released in paperback or become available at the library. But when I saw the sequel to one of my all time favorite books, "One Child", at the bookstore right after its' release, I snatched it up immediately and ran to the cash register! That night I read the whole book from start to finish without stopping. For years I had wondered what became of Sheila after Torey's last glimpse of her through the school bus window, and now that I had the answer in my hands I could not put it down. It was heartbreaking to learn that the happiness and love that Sheila discovered in Torey's classroom did not last after she left. However, the story of she survived despite her many hardships, even finding some of that happiness again when she and Torey were reunited, was fascinating and often tearjerking. I have read and loved all of Torey Hayden's books. This is one of the best. I would love to see Sheila write her own book from her point of view some day!

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Summary: Worth reading for those who loved "One Child"
Review: One Child was truly remarkable. It is wonderful to see Sheila again in the sequel, although Torey treats Sheila quite differently when she is older. I found Torey quite unsympathetic in this book, being unwilling to really go the distance for Sheila, and as a result found the book rather upsetting. But it was still worth reading to find out what happens to Sheila, and to spend some more time with her.

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Summary: Better than One Child.
Review: Some who also read One Child say that they were disappointed by Tiger's Child. However, I felt this book is more down-to-earth and real than One Child. To tell you the truth, I felt One Child was like a fairy tale. In One Child, Ms. Hayden was a god-send teacher, with superhuman patience and love. Although the book was very captivating, I was not able to feel strong affinities with her. However, in Tiger's Child, we are able to glimpse her shortcomings and all. I respect her for being so open and straightforward in telling about Sheila and herself. I love both books, but if asked, I would choose Tiger's Child as my favorite.

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Summary: A REWARDING SEQUEL TO "ONE CHILD"
Review: This book follows the life of scruffy, eccentric Shiela, now a vivacious teenager, and is detailed and fun. I suggest you read it if you've already read 'One Child' and enjoyed it. GREAT WORK, TOREY!

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Summary: The best author of all times
Review: This book is one of the best books I have ever read. If you have the tiniest little interest in children and the problems that they can go through you must read this book. The best part of it I think is that it is based on a true story which makes so much more interesting. I would like to thank Torey Hayden for helping me make the final decision of becoming a special ed teacher!!!