Somebody Else's Kids
 

Somebody Else's Kids

by Torey L. Hayden

"Were all just somebody else's kids..."
A small seven-year-old boy who couldn't speak except to repeat weather forecasts and other people's words...A beautiful little girl of seven who had been brain damaged by terrible parental beatings and was so ashamed because she couldn't learn to read...A violently angry ten-year-old who had seen his stepmother murder his father and had been sent from... (read more)

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Lakshmi K
  • Rated 4 stars

Well!! What can I say...honest, moving and highly qualitative!! This is what the face of qualitative research must be....loved it..and went on to become a part of Torey's discussion group!!

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  • tarragonleaves

    tarragonleaves said:

    I cried when I read this book......I am really touched.

    posted Wednesday, October 10 2007
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