1. One Child By Torey Hayden
Anh Nguyen
Period 5

2. Torey Hayden Born: 21 May, 1951 in Livingston, Montana, USA
Title III Special Education Teacher
One Child, 1980 (published in 28 languages)
Somebody Else's Kids, 1981
The Sunflower Forest, 1984
Tiger's Child, 1995
Twilight Children, 2005
Just Another Kid, 1988
Ghost Girl, 1991
The Mechanical Cat, 1999
Beautiful Child, 2002
The Very Worst Thing, 2003

3. Characters Torey Shelia Anton Whitney Freddie Susannah Joy William
Sarah
Peter
Tyler
 Chad
Guerillmo
Max

4. Protagonist Torey Hayden Helps out Sheila
Worries about all the children
Deals with all the children

5. Antagonist Sheila Causes loads of trouble Has trust issues Bad hygiene
Wears the same overalls all the time

6. Characters FAVORITE LEAST FAVORITE Shelia Shelia's Uncle Gain Trust
Learn to Love
Learn Good Hygiene
Make Friends
Torey Hayden 
Works with the children
Patient
Loving 
Caring   
LEAST FAVORITE
Shelia's Uncle
He raped her
He abused her
Shelia's Mom
Abandoned Her
Left her on the highway
Loves her son, Jimmie
 Shelia's Father
Doesn't care for Shelia
Doesn't like Charity
Misses Jimmie

7. Exposition
Torey is told that she will have a new student in her class.
Her name is Shelia
She once tied a boy to a tree and set him on fire
She is a very troublesome, awful hygiene
She would remain in the class until there was an opening in the mental hospital 

8. Rising Action Shelia doesn't cooperate with Torey
Shelia is very disrespectful
Torey tries her best to help Shelia
Learn about Shelia's life

9. Climax Shelia learns to cooperate Shelia gains trust with Torey
Torey tells Shelia a story about being tamed
Shelia ends up getting raped by her Uncle

10. Falling Action Shelia doesn't want to leave Torey
Shelia ends up going to court
Shelia learns to be a better person

11. Resolution Shelia gets to be with Torey forever
Shelia's dream of a real family comes true
Shelia gets a pretty dress

12. Setting
Torey's classroom

13. Rating
I give this book a 8! 

14. Concrete Angel-Martina McBride
I chose this song because it is about a girl who is abused and neglected just like Shelia.

15. Themes
Abuse
 Trust/Being Patient
Troubled Children

16. Types of Abuse
Physical
Sexual
Emotional
Neglect

17. How to prevent it... Reduce poverty Prevent and treat substance abuse
Educate new parents 
Rebuild communities and support children and families.   

18. Signs of Abuse...
Welts, bruises, bruises in various stages of healing, cigarette burns or other skin injuries
Dirty or inappropriate clothing for the weather
Dirty appearance and lack of basic hygiene 
Severely abnormal eating habits and/or malnourished appearance
Extreme behavior
Intense fear of parents

19. Videos

20. Bibliography http://www.torey-hayden.com/biography.htm