The Very Worst Thing, Torey Hayden
The Very Worst Thing, Torey Hayden
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The Very Worst Thing

Author: Torey Hayden

Narrator: Andy Paris

Unabridged: 4 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/08/2016

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Number one on David's list of The Very Worst Things is NOTHING. To him, it means not belonging anywhere. It means not owning a single toy. Living in foster homes for the last six years, David now has trouble making friends and keeping up in school. More than anything in the world, he just wants something to call his own. He thinks he's found that something when he hatches an owl named King Arthur with the help of his "girl genius" friend, Mab. But when it looks like King Arthur must be set free, David learns a powerful lesson. The real "good stuff " in life isn't something he can own. Like the friends in The Very Worst Thing, Torey Hayden once hatched and raised a short-eared owl. This is her first novel for young readers, though she has also written best-selling adult books. An educational psychologist and special education teacher, Torey Hayden lives on a farm in Wales with her family.

About Torey Hayden

Torey Hayden is an educational psychologist and a former special education teacher who since 1979 has chronicled her struggles in the classroom in a succession of bestselling books. She lives and writes in the U.K.


Reviews

Sono una fan della Hayden e avevo molte aspettative che purtroppo non sono stata soddisfatte. Il piccolo David arriva nella casa di Mrs. Grammy, una vecchia signora, dopo essere stato affidato a sei famiglie diverse. Lui e sua sorella sono sempre stati affidati insieme ma Mrs. Mellor, la loro respon......more

Goodreads review by Kris

I think I like Torey Hayden better as a writer of fiction. I don't get mad at her philosophy of psychology (or lack thereof), since that doesn't come up in this book. David is a boy of 12, who has lived most of his life with his older sister, Lily, in various foster homes. Now Lily has been sent to......more

Un libro carino, ma dalla Hayden mi aspettavo molto di più. Ho letto parecchi suoi libri sulla sua esperienza come insegnante di "ragazzi speciali", tutti molto toccanti e coinvolgenti. La bravura nel trasmettere emozioni e nel mettersi nei panni dei bambini emerge parecchio anche qui, rendendo la le......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

At first I wondered if I would enjoy this book as much as I have the rest of them. But the story drew me in and I built a relationship with the characters. I found it less intense than many of her other books, but it felt uncomplicated, beautiful, gentle and like a warm hot cocoa on a cold night. St......more