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Murphy's Boy (Mass Market Paperback)

by Torey L. Hayden (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Avon Books; Reissue edition (24 Jul 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0380652277
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380652273
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 169,994 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When special education teacher Torey Hayden first met fifteen year old Kevin, he was barricaded under a table. Desperately afraid of the world around him, he hadn't spoken a word in eight years. He was considered hopeless, incurable, but Hayden refused to believe it, though she realised it might well take a miracle to break through the walls he had built around himself. With unwavering devotion and gentle, patient love, she set out to free him, - and slowly uncovered a shocking violent history and a terrible secret that an unfeeling bureaucracy had simply filed away and forgotten. But she never gave up on this tragic "lost case". For a trapped and frightened boy desperately needed her help - and she knew in her heart she could not rest easy until she had rescued him from the darkness.

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Murphy's Boy, 19 April 2004
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This book is both heartbreaking and uplifting at different times. Kevin is a young man who you cannot help but feel very deeply for, he has had a life no-one should ever expereince. Torey Hayden is a very gifted lady both with a pen and with children. I would recommend this and other books of Torey's.
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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars MOVING BOOK, 6 Feb 2006
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WELL THATS IT I HAVE RAN OUT OF TOREY HAYDENS BOOKS.....THIS REMARKABLE WOMAN HAS MADE ME LAUGH AND MADE ME CRY FOR A FEW MONTHS READING HER BOOKS, IT SEEMS THERE ARE NO END TO HER TALENTS WHAT A WOMAN....ALL OF HER BOOKS HAVE AMAZED ME AND ARE ALL WELL WORTH READING, MURPHY'S BOY WAS THE LAST ONE AND IT DIDN'T DISAPPOINT..PLEASE TORY WRITE MORE..
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It was wonderfull, 3 April 1998
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Murphy's Boy is another amazing book by Tory Hayden. Some parts of it made me so angry that a child could be treated the way Keven was, but Tory's unconditinal live and hope is wonderfull and refreshing I have read all or Tory"s books my favorate being One Child. They have inspired me to volentear at a camp for disabled kids during my summer break. Tory is an amazing person and a riviting wrighter. Anyone would love her books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Phoenix Rising, Phoenix Dance
When readers are first introduced to Kevin, then 15, he is a ward of the state in a psychiatric facility. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Phoenix Rising, Phoenix Dance
When readers are first introduced to Kevin, then 15, he is a ward of the state in a psychiatric facility. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Murphy's Boy
I am a parent of an Autistic 16 year boy. I found the book just excellent and unable to put it down once you start reading it. Read more
Published on 30 Jul 2005 by Mrs. P. Buckle

5.0 out of 5 stars Indepth understanding of problem children
Have read all Torey Hayden's books and have struggled to find them in England?? Why? As a teacher often work with children who have behavioural problems and have found her books... Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2001 by merlynm@mail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars :)
As with all of the other Torey Hayden books, I throughly enjoyed this one. I had to read this one, along with ONE CHILD and SOMEBODY ELSE'S KIDS, for a Psychology book report... Read more
Published on 6 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was mesmerizing.
I remember purchasing this book a while back and putting it on my shelf to read "on a rainy day". I picked it up again three days ago and haven't let go since. Read more
Published on 19 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, Motivational, with the bonus of warm fuzzies
Torey Hayden I love you man! Every time I think it's time to choose a new profession, because I'm losing hope with the youth I work with, I pick up one of your novels. Read more
Published on 2 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable and surprising story of hope.
I was inspired reading Murphy's Boy and often that is a hard task for a writer to accomplish. The love that radiates from Hayden is amazing and unending as she leads Kevin to... Read more
Published on 12 Jan 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This was a Life Changing Book
This was the first book I read by Torey L. Hayden. I was incredibly impressed. "Murphy's Boy" was the first book to change my perspective on what I want to do for a... Read more
Published on 28 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars The most moving book I have ever read in my life.
Murphy's Boy is the most moving book I have ever read in my life. I could not put this book down. It was extremely well-written and very easy to read. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 1998

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