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Ghost Girl
Ghost Girl
Author: Torey Hayden
Jadie never spoke. She never laughed, or cried, or uttered any sound. Despite efforts to reach her, Jadie remained locked in her own troubled world -- until one remarkable teacher persuaded her to break her self-imposed silence. Nothing in all of Torey Hayden's experience could have prepared her for the shock of what Jadie told her -- a stor...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780316351676
ISBN-10: 0316351679
Publication Date: 5/1991
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 65 ratings
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed Ghost Girl on
Helpful Score: 8
I started reading this one evening and couldn't put it down. Fortunately, DH was away, so I could stay up reeaally late! I hesitate to say more for fear of giving away things that Ms. Hayden, the girl's teacher and the author of the book, only found out as the girl's problem slowly revealed itself, but there are some clues near the beginning of the story. Only, who could believe that such things could be happening in a small town way out in the country?
reviewed Ghost Girl on
Helpful Score: 7
This book was amazing!! i read it and it is quite depressing to see the story of what the little girl went through, and it was also very well written i would never have know it was true if not for the note, that fills in the few gaps that there were in the story, at the end of the book. all in all i would recomend this to anyone, unless they are not in for a book that would make them sad at the beginning.
sewingnancyl avatar reviewed Ghost Girl on + 78 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
Wonderful, poignant story of the relationship between a Special Education Teacher and her 8 year old pupil who is an elective mute. This story was tragic, but beautifully written....
A must read for anyone
reviewed Ghost Girl on
Helpful Score: 6
This is a heatbreaking true story that I could not put down and read from cover to cover in one sitting. This is a story that will cause the worst nightmares about the sadistic abuse parents inflict on a child and the saving grace of a determined teacher.
heidivasek avatar reviewed Ghost Girl on + 31 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
While well-written and gripping, this book was very disturbing to me. As another reviewer said, the things in this book are not things I want in my mind. I have also read Just Another Kid and One Child and I loved them both, but the images of abuse and violence are almost beyond what I could handle. I did however, stay up really late reading this entire book because I wanted to find out what really happened to Jadie. Warning to sensitive readers --this book is very graphic and the images and content, while true events, are extremely disturbing.
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curledupwithabook avatar reviewed Ghost Girl on + 169 more book reviews
Torey Hayden has had some heartbreaking experiences and this one has got to be near the top of her list. Poor little Jadie is so damaged from the horrific abuse she has endured that it expresses itself in physical ways. When Torey first meets this little girl, Jadie is an "elective mute" and maintains her body in a hunched-over position, as if protecting her very soul from further abuse. The details of the abuse, which are revealed very gradually as Jadie learns to trust Torey, will turn the stomachs of even the most hardened reader of non-fiction books.

Along the way of this sad tale, the reader is introduced to some other precious children who, despite troubles of their own, show an inspiring determination and spirit.

My only disappointment was that the ending is not as neatly tied-up as I would have liked (i.e., case proven and culprits jailed for life), but true-life is often untidy and Torey, herself, acknowledges that. A fascinating tale for those interested in these types of social/societal issues.
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Wow - a haunting and disturbing story. Couldn't put it down though. I read it in one day.
jazzysmom avatar reviewed Ghost Girl on + 907 more book reviews
Fascinating read. True story of a child in desperation. The new teacher that came to the school is a strong woman, the children are a challange. Jadie needs this teacher and her heart tells her she can trust her. Couldn't put this book down and i will not forget these children and those like them, and this teacher. I learned alot from this book. Sad story but excellent read.
nana23 avatar reviewed Ghost Girl on + 243 more book reviews
"The true story of a child in peril and the teacher who saved her"


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