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  • Lost Child: The True Story of a Girl Who Couldn't Ask for Help
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Lost Child: The True Story of a Girl Who Couldn't Ask for Help Kindle Edition

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The first new book from beloved therapist and writer Torey Hayden in almost fifteen years—an inspiring, uplifting tale of a troubled child and the remarkable woman who made a difference.

In a forgotten corner of Wales, a young girl languishes in a home for troubled children. Abandoned by her parents because of her violent streak, Jessie—at the age of ten—is at risk of becoming just another lost soul in the foster system.

Precocious and bold, Jessie is convinced she is possessed by the devil and utterly unprepared for the arrival of therapist Torey Hayden. Armed with patience, compassion, and unconditional love, Hayden begins working with Jessie once a week. But when Jessie makes a stunning accusation against one of Hayden’s colleagues – a man Hayden implicitly trusts – Hayden’s work doubles: now she must not only get to the root of Jessie’s troubles, but also find out if what the girl alleges is true.

A moving, compelling, and inspiring account, Lost Child is a powerful testament once again of Torey Hayden’s extraordinary ability to reach children who many have given up on—and a reminder of how patience and love can ultimately prevail.


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“A fascinating study of a dedicated psychologist’s determination to save a child obscured by her own behavior.” — Booklist

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Torey Hayden is an educational psychologist and a former special education teacher who since 1979 has chronicled her struggles in the classroom in a succession of bestselling books. She lives and writes in the U.K.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07DHMJKKJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Sept. 24 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7.8 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 340 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062836076
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • 鶹 Rank: #112,987 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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    4.6 out of 5 stars 787 ratings

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Torey Hayden is an educational psychologist and a special education teacher who, since 1979, has chronicled her struggles in the classroom in a succession of bestselling books. She currently lives and writes in North Wales.

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  • Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2020
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    It’s always so good to hear how a child’s life can end happily even after suffering abuse and being removed from their home. Such a wonderful support worker.
  • Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2019
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    Really good book
  • Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2019
    Beautifully written book. I felt so much for this little child who had no one. It is almost like a psychological detective novel trying to find the source of her behaviour. Finished it in two days!

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  • monikerlewinsky
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, hopeful story!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2021
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    Torey Hayden has been one of my all time favorite authors - easily in my top 5 or 10 favorite authors- since she started writing.
    I have devoured every book several times over. She's in a completely different class than any other author who writes about abused children.

    I will use this space to BEG. TO BEG TOREY HAYDEN TO PLEASE WRITE MORE BOOKS!

    I'm soooo glad she has started writing again! There was a long, long stretch when she didn't write. I get that. I'm a NY Times and internationally bestselling author myself and I haven't written a new book in 13 years.

    I get that it's hard to decide if a story is worth writing a book about - I also write nonfiction.

    But truly, truly, any child she writes about she brings into full focus, and her empathy comes across so well, she brings humanity and lessons in empathy to the reader in every book.
    Her books are her legacy, as much as her personal triumphs with children are. Every book is a treasure because of the depth of hope she brings, even to situations that seem impossible. Human beings who seem impossible.
    She reminds me that almost no one is beyond salvage, unless they're psychopathic and truly evil, without conscience.

    She shows that even those who seem to be impossible to reach can be reached! She has proven this over and over again. I've been reading her books for decades l, and I do think that they have had a huge impact on my own thinking and my own ability to empathize and see that people can be reached and can be loved in most cases.

    There really IS hope for even the most messed up of us all, if we are willing to allow ourselves to get therapy, to find goodness and good people, to educate ourselves and seek truth, to heal, to grow, and to give.

    She's not sappy. She's thoughtful and practical and seems quite honest about her own foibles and doubts, but she persists, and it pays off.

    Please write more books, Torey Hayden! They're some of the very best books out there!
  • Sandra harle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly written1
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2024
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    Very good story well written and intriguing can't wait to get another.
  • Kerry B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2025
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    Great read
  • Tlm
    5.0 out of 5 stars Why
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
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    It a was a good book about a case worker working with a girl in a children's home who has a tendency to tell lies. While they try to get to the bo/om of why. She Was given to the children home because her parents didn't want her. This case worker spends alot of one on one time with her.
  • Anon1mous
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Author and Story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2019
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    Torey’s books never disappoint. Not as good as some of her other books but still good and worth a read. Not seen one from her in a while so was eager to read it.

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