L'enfant qui ne pleurait pas

Synopsis of L'enfant qui ne pleurait pas

«L'enfant qui ne pleurait pas» is the autobiographical account by Torey L. Hayden, published by Balland in paperback, in French.

Torey L. Hayden recounts how she meets Sheila, a six-year-old girl who neither speaks nor cries, in a classroom for children with emotional problems. Abandoned by her mother and rejected by her alcoholic father, Sheila enters the class after a violent act. Though believed to be a lost cause, Hayden senses an exceptional intelligence beneath Sheila's rage.

This title opens Torey L. Hayden's «Sheila» series (volume 1). The French edition was published in 1982.

For readers interested in special education, child psychology, and real-life stories of overcoming adversity.