the tigers child
p what ever became of sheila p when special education teacher torey hayden wrote her first book one child almost two decades ago she created an international bestseller . her intensely moving true story of sheila a silent profoundly disturbed little six year old girl touched millions . from every corner of the world came letters from readers wanting to know more about the troubled child who had come into torey haydens class as ahopeless case and emerged as the very symbol of eternal hope within the human spirit . p now for all those who have never forgotten this endearing child and her remarkable relationship with her teacher here is the surprising story of sheila the young woman .
the author reveals how she helped a teenaged girl deal with blocked memories overwhelming negative feelings and thoughts of suicide before finally overcoming her legacy of child abuse .