Torey Hayden is my favorite author in the world. I am addicted to books and have read over a thousand, and quite the eclectic mix. and I gotta say, no one even comes CLOSE to Torey!.
Torey is a special education teacher/psychologist who has written books about her experiences working with emotionally disturbed children in the 70s and 80s. Somebody Else's Kids is the story of a small, close-knit class, comprised of 4 very different students: 7-year-old Boo, who has autism; 7-year-old Lori, who survived physical abuse severe enough to damage her brain to the point where it's nearly impossible for her to read, but who can "read hearts" better than almost anyone; 12-year-old Claudia, shy and sweet and studious, "normal" in every way except one -- she's pregnant; and 11-year-old Tomaso, outwardly full of rage, to hide the inner pain he feels as he mourns the loss of his father.
These four children captured my heart, and I re-read this book often, for Torey and the children feel like friends to me. Corny maybe, but it's the truth! Torey has a certain magick in working with disturbed children, and often touches the lives of even those children labeled by others as "unreachable." The emotional bonds she has with the children are inspiring and fascinating. She follows her instincts, listens to her gut, and trusts her heart -- which is so big, and seemingly limitless. She accepts the children on their own terms, and is completely devoted to them. .
In one particularly poignant scene in Somebody Else's Kids, Torey goes on a search for Tomaso, who ran out of the classroom and is hiding somewhere in the school. When she finally finds him tucked away in a tangle of table and chair legs in the back of the dusty auditorium, she, without hesitation, lies down on the floor and gets as close to him as possible, until they're close enough to touch each other if they both reach out their hands. She holds Tomaso's hand tight as he weeps and confesses in a whisper that he wants to die.
Somebody Else's Kids Analysis Paper Somebody Else's Kids is an excellent novel written by Torey Hayden. ... Torey worked great with these kids, she had excellent teaching methods and intervention techniques. Torey was an excellent role model for all of the children in the book and she proved that they truly were somebody else's kids, they were hers....
12 Angry Men, a play by Reginald Rose, is about twelve jurors who have to decide whether a kid is guilty or not. The kid was accused of killing his father and although he pleaded not guilty, the case had many facts that were against him. ... He depends on somebody who seems so sure and calm to carry on his own vote, instead of actually aruging his points himself. ... Juror Two is an insecure person who would rather follow somebody else's opinions on matter rather than holding on to his own thoughts. ... He was probably never asked about his thoughts on things when he was you...
"God, he was a nice kid, though. ... "New York's terrible when somebody laughs on the street very late at night. ... I"m not kidding." ... Since Holden was by himself in the world, he attempted to become someone else. ... He wanted to be somebody else, somebody who didn't have to carry the cares and concerns that burdened him. ...
A child that you have conceived should have just as much equal rights as anybody else. ... Third, when a women has been raped and she gets pregnant it's a terrible thing, but no need in killing the child when somebody else can raise it. ... Many people these days would like to adopt a kid or kids and I think a lot of people like to adopt kids when they cant have there own. ...
The kids all come home from school with straight A's, and not a worry in the world as if all they had to worry about is when they"re favorite television program is going to come on. ... One could not want to live the dream of someone else, and I know somebody would not want to live anyone else's. ... I want to get married and have about 3 kids later on in my life. ...
Kids should not have to be exposed to such a violent society. ... America has and always will be a violent place. 3.Does our culture promote gun use to kids? ... What are kids supposed to think when they see bugs bunny get shot and then come alive again? ... I feel that I can protect my property almost to the fullest extent, but I never know what somebody else might be thinking at the same time. 6.If there are no criminal consequences could there still be civil consequences? ... If you murder somebody and you do not get punished for it, many people will be angry. ...
Something we never want to face but happen any way because of something or somebody that made a terrible decision that ended with disaster. ... It's a normal day here in Pleasantville the kids are getting ready for school. ... The school bus stops to pick the kids up and as the children cross the road one child gets clipped by the drunk driver. ... Meanwhile, EMS-1 pulls up on scene the mother is franticly crying and screaming "somebody help me please!" ... Sometimes an individual no matter how highly trained they are cannot fix a brain to work normally and so EMS and other medical profes...
For example, a thought of violence would be as simple as hitting somebody in the arm or calling them names. ... He was always a good kid and never did things wrong, but his dad would never be proud of him. ... Racial means when somebody discriminates your rights for having a different color of skin. ... Another type of violence is when someone or a group of people makes fun of someone else because of what they wear, how they look, what they eat, how they act and many other things. ... Many kids get made fun of while going to school. ...
