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Torey Hayden

4 Series • 17 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Sheila Books
Start with: One Child (1980)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Sunflower Forest (1984)
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Publication Order of Picture Books
Start with: Ziji: The Puppy Who Learned to Meditate (2009)

ⓘ About Torey Hayden

Torey Hayden born on 21st May 1951 is a university lecturer, special education teacher, and author of non-fiction books. Most of her published books are based on her real-life encounters while teaching, counselling and tending to children with special needs. Based in Livingston, Montana in the United States, Torey Hayden writes her books based on the following themes; Tourette Syndrome, autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, sexual abuse, and selective mutism. During her early life, she attended a high school in Billings, Montana and graduate in 1969. Later, she joined Whitman College in Walla Walla Washington. She then attended Montana State University Billings and graduated with a master’s degree in special education in 1975.

All Book Series by Torey Hayden

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One Child

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1980

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1980
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The Tiger's Child

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1995

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1995
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The Sunflower Forest

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1984

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1984
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Overheard in a Dream

Book 2 of 4 · published 1996

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1996
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The Very Worst Thing

Book 3 of 4 · published 2003

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2003
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Innocent Foxes

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2011

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2011
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Ziji: The Puppy Who Learned to Meditate

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2009 Co-authored · Yongey Mingyur

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2009
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Ziji and the Very Scary Man

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018 Co-authored · Yongey Mingyur

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2018
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Somebody Else's Kids

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 1981

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1981
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Murphy's Boy / Silent Boy

Book 2 of 9 · published 1983

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1983
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Just Another Kid

Book 3 of 9 · published 1988

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1988
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Ghost Girl

Book 4 of 9 · published 1991

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1991
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Beautiful Child

Book 5 of 9 · published 2002

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2002
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Twilight Children

Book 6 of 9 · published 2005

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2005
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Teaching Children Who Are Hard to Reach: Relationship-Driven Classroom Practice

Book 7 of 9 · published 2012

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2012
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Lost Child

Book 8 of 9 · published 2019

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2019
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The Invisible Girl

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2021

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2021

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Torey Hayden?

Torey Hayden born on 21st May 1951 is a university lecturer, special education teacher, and author of non-fiction books. Most of her published books are based on her real-life encounters while teaching, counselling and tending to children with special needs. Based in Livingston, Montana in the United States, Torey Hayden writes her books based on the following themes; Tourette Syndrome, autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, sexual abuse, and selective mutism.

Which Torey Hayden series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Sheila series, the earliest of Torey Hayden's multi-book series: it opens with One Child (1980) and runs to 2 books across 1980–1995, ending with The Tiger's Child (1995).

How many books has Torey Hayden written?

Torey Hayden has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1980 and 2021. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Sheila series with 2 books — and 15 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Torey Hayden's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Torey Hayden's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sheila (1980–1995, 2 books).

How are Torey Hayden's books organised into series?

This guide splits Torey Hayden's 17 books into 1 named series and 15 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sheila (2 books, 1980–1995).